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ARAZ AZIMOV: "WE HOPE THAT RUSSIA WILL CORRECT ITS ACTIVITY IN THE PROCESS OF THE SOLUTION TO NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT"
APA, Azerbaijan
Oct 13 2011
"We are ready to continue political efforts towards the settlement
of the conflict"
Baku - APA. "The main goal in the solution to Nagorno Karabakh
conflict is the regulation of relations between Azerbaijan and
Armenia on the basis on international law. It comprises unconditional
recognition of the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. We are ready
to continue political efforts towards the settlement of the conflict",
Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said in his interview
with Ukraine's "Den" newspaper.
Araz Azimov said the negotiations have not given results yet. "The
negotiations held within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group and
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has actively joined the negotiation
process recently, but the negotiations have not given results yet.
Unfortunately Kazan meeting didn't give any result and there was a
break in the process. But President Aliyev and President Medvedev met
in Sochi in August and we hope that Russia will correct its activity
on the basis of the results of this meeting and together with other
co-chairs of the Minsk Group will try to intensify the process. We are
frequently hearing aggressive statements by the Armenian president,
but we consider that these statements had speculative character. The
question is about the statement made in New York about the necessity of
recognition of the Nagorno Karabakh's independence. We also face with
the facts that Armenia increases its efforts to purchase attacking
weapons. I think they purposefully try to create crisis striving
for soonest deployment of Russian peacekeepers. It is similar to
August 2008 events in Georgia. Such crisis can lead to the negative
consequences. Azerbaijan is not interested in any crisis. We are
interested in peaceful and normal agreements that can ensure the
territorial integrity and inviolability of our country, return
population to the occupied territories, restore communications and
establish cooperation with the neighboring countries for the settlement
of political problems in the next phase".
Araz Azimov also assessed the role of Ukraine that it can play in the
settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict: "Ukraine is the OSCE member
like Azerbaijan and therefore there is a background for Ukraine to
be interested in the soonest settlement of this conflict in terms
of partnership and cooperation. We know that Ukraine supports
the settlement of the conflict within the territorial integrity
of Azerbaijan. At one time Ukraine assured our country that if
peacekeeping operations are conducted in the conflict zone, it will
be ready to participate in the OSCE multinational peacekeeping forces.
Ukraine has all backgrounds to be interested in the settlement of this
conflict. The factor of Ukraine's upcoming presidency in the OSCE will
also play significant role. I would like to wish success to Ukraine,
but there are certain difficulties in the context. We are hopeful for
Ukraine's positive contribution to the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh
conflict. Ukraine has opportunities for that".
APA, Azerbaijan
Oct 13 2011
"We are ready to continue political efforts towards the settlement
of the conflict"
Baku - APA. "The main goal in the solution to Nagorno Karabakh
conflict is the regulation of relations between Azerbaijan and
Armenia on the basis on international law. It comprises unconditional
recognition of the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. We are ready
to continue political efforts towards the settlement of the conflict",
Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said in his interview
with Ukraine's "Den" newspaper.
Araz Azimov said the negotiations have not given results yet. "The
negotiations held within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group and
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has actively joined the negotiation
process recently, but the negotiations have not given results yet.
Unfortunately Kazan meeting didn't give any result and there was a
break in the process. But President Aliyev and President Medvedev met
in Sochi in August and we hope that Russia will correct its activity
on the basis of the results of this meeting and together with other
co-chairs of the Minsk Group will try to intensify the process. We are
frequently hearing aggressive statements by the Armenian president,
but we consider that these statements had speculative character. The
question is about the statement made in New York about the necessity of
recognition of the Nagorno Karabakh's independence. We also face with
the facts that Armenia increases its efforts to purchase attacking
weapons. I think they purposefully try to create crisis striving
for soonest deployment of Russian peacekeepers. It is similar to
August 2008 events in Georgia. Such crisis can lead to the negative
consequences. Azerbaijan is not interested in any crisis. We are
interested in peaceful and normal agreements that can ensure the
territorial integrity and inviolability of our country, return
population to the occupied territories, restore communications and
establish cooperation with the neighboring countries for the settlement
of political problems in the next phase".
Araz Azimov also assessed the role of Ukraine that it can play in the
settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict: "Ukraine is the OSCE member
like Azerbaijan and therefore there is a background for Ukraine to
be interested in the soonest settlement of this conflict in terms
of partnership and cooperation. We know that Ukraine supports
the settlement of the conflict within the territorial integrity
of Azerbaijan. At one time Ukraine assured our country that if
peacekeeping operations are conducted in the conflict zone, it will
be ready to participate in the OSCE multinational peacekeeping forces.
Ukraine has all backgrounds to be interested in the settlement of this
conflict. The factor of Ukraine's upcoming presidency in the OSCE will
also play significant role. I would like to wish success to Ukraine,
but there are certain difficulties in the context. We are hopeful for
Ukraine's positive contribution to the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh
conflict. Ukraine has opportunities for that".