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TOP OFFICIAL: ARMENIA'S INITIATIVES HAVE NO EFFECT ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
Trend
Sept 6 2011
Azerbaijan
New initiatives proposed by Armenia to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, have neither positive nor negative effect on this process,
Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Social and Political Department
Chief Ali Hasanov said.
"There is a simple formula to resolve the conflict," Hasanov said. "It
is adherence to the international rule of law. Azerbaijan's territorial
integrity and civil rights of all people of Nagorno Karabakh must
be restored."
"People speak about these international standards for many years,"
Hasanov said. "The Armenian side's passivity or its dependence on the
others' will, disruptiveness or compulsion to disruptiveness delay
this process."
Hasanov said the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict must be resolved sooner or
later. The Azerbaijani territories cannot be always under occupation.
"The foreign countries and international organizations recognize
Azerbaijan's territorial integrity as a result of the policy conducted
by Azerbaijan in the international arena," Hasanov said.
Hasanov added that Azerbaijan's potential has not been exhausted to
continue the talks.
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 seven 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 peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding
regions.
Trend
Sept 6 2011
Azerbaijan
New initiatives proposed by Armenia to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, have neither positive nor negative effect on this process,
Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Social and Political Department
Chief Ali Hasanov said.
"There is a simple formula to resolve the conflict," Hasanov said. "It
is adherence to the international rule of law. Azerbaijan's territorial
integrity and civil rights of all people of Nagorno Karabakh must
be restored."
"People speak about these international standards for many years,"
Hasanov said. "The Armenian side's passivity or its dependence on the
others' will, disruptiveness or compulsion to disruptiveness delay
this process."
Hasanov said the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict must be resolved sooner or
later. The Azerbaijani territories cannot be always under occupation.
"The foreign countries and international organizations recognize
Azerbaijan's territorial integrity as a result of the policy conducted
by Azerbaijan in the international arena," Hasanov said.
Hasanov added that Azerbaijan's potential has not been exhausted to
continue the talks.
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 seven 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 peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding
regions.