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Sept 3 2011
Azerbaijani PM: Armenia's unconstructive position once again
demonstrated at CIS summit
[03.09.2011 14:35]
Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept.3 / Trend /
Armenia, which is the CIS member, commits aggression against
Azerbaijan , holding under occupation 20 percent of the territories,
Azerbaijani Prime Minister Artur Rasizade said at the CIS summit on
Saturday . He was commenting on the Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan's statement, RIA Novosti reports.
" The CIS member has committed aggression against the other country,
occupied 20 percent of the territories, which resulted in one million
refugees and displaced persons," Rasizade said. "I did not want to
darken today's anniversary session, but the Armenian President's
statement on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh forces me to do it ."
He said Armenia's unconstructive position in the settlement of the
difficult and protracted conflict was once again demonstrated at the
CIS summit.
Rasizade added that Azerbaijan will further continue to actively
participate in the OSCE Minsk Group and support other initiatives in
the hope of "peaceful and just resolution of this issue within the
framework of international law".
At the same time, Rasizade thanked the OSCE Minsk Group, as well as
the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for efforts taken to resolve the
conflict. He expressed the hope that these steps "will be crowned with
success."
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are
currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Sept 3 2011
Azerbaijani PM: Armenia's unconstructive position once again
demonstrated at CIS summit
[03.09.2011 14:35]
Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept.3 / Trend /
Armenia, which is the CIS member, commits aggression against
Azerbaijan , holding under occupation 20 percent of the territories,
Azerbaijani Prime Minister Artur Rasizade said at the CIS summit on
Saturday . He was commenting on the Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan's statement, RIA Novosti reports.
" The CIS member has committed aggression against the other country,
occupied 20 percent of the territories, which resulted in one million
refugees and displaced persons," Rasizade said. "I did not want to
darken today's anniversary session, but the Armenian President's
statement on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh forces me to do it ."
He said Armenia's unconstructive position in the settlement of the
difficult and protracted conflict was once again demonstrated at the
CIS summit.
Rasizade added that Azerbaijan will further continue to actively
participate in the OSCE Minsk Group and support other initiatives in
the hope of "peaceful and just resolution of this issue within the
framework of international law".
At the same time, Rasizade thanked the OSCE Minsk Group, as well as
the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for efforts taken to resolve the
conflict. He expressed the hope that these steps "will be crowned with
success."
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are
currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.