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AZERI, ARMENIAN PRESIDENTS DEBATE ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH AT CIS SUMMIT
Interfax
Sept 5 2011
Russia
The heads of the Armenian and Azeri delegations at a CIS summit in
Dushanbe debated on Nagorno-Karabakh's status.
"I would not like to spoil the jubilee meeting [2011 marks the 20th
anniversary of the CIS foundation], but the Armenian president's
speech concerning the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh forces me to do
so," Azeri Prime Minister Artur Rasizade said at the CIS summit in
Dushanbe on Saturday.
The Azeri prime minister spoke twice, because his first speech was
followed by a statement by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who
pointed out that Nagorno-Karabakh had proclaimed its independence 20
years ago.
The people of Nagorno-Karabakh "absolutely legitimately used their
right to self-determination" and "won their right to independent
existence at the cost of their blood," Sargsyan said.
Azeri Prime Minister Rasizade thanked the OSCE Minsk Group and Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev for the efforts they are taking to settle
the conflict. He said also he hoped that "these activities will be
crowned with success."
In commenting on Sargsyan's remark, Rasizade said, "I believe many of
those present here are familiar with the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh
to this or that extent, and I hope that this remark concerned those
who are not in the know of the problem, or it will remain chiefly
for limited use."
"Listening to this statement with attention, one might think that the
participants in this jubilee meeting could vote for Nagorno-Karabakh's
independence right here. Then what's the point in the Minsk Group
and other initiatives?" he said.
As a matter of fact, "one party, a CIS member, committed aggression
against another and occupied 20% of its territory, which produced
one million refugees and displaced persons," he said.
"I believe Armenia has once again demonstrated its unconstructive
position in settling this difficult and protracted conflict," Rasizade
said, adding that Azerbaijan will continue to actively participate in
the work of the Minsk Group and support other initiatives in the hope
of "a peaceful and fair resolution of this issue within the framework
of the international law."
From: Baghdasarian
Interfax
Sept 5 2011
Russia
The heads of the Armenian and Azeri delegations at a CIS summit in
Dushanbe debated on Nagorno-Karabakh's status.
"I would not like to spoil the jubilee meeting [2011 marks the 20th
anniversary of the CIS foundation], but the Armenian president's
speech concerning the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh forces me to do
so," Azeri Prime Minister Artur Rasizade said at the CIS summit in
Dushanbe on Saturday.
The Azeri prime minister spoke twice, because his first speech was
followed by a statement by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who
pointed out that Nagorno-Karabakh had proclaimed its independence 20
years ago.
The people of Nagorno-Karabakh "absolutely legitimately used their
right to self-determination" and "won their right to independent
existence at the cost of their blood," Sargsyan said.
Azeri Prime Minister Rasizade thanked the OSCE Minsk Group and Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev for the efforts they are taking to settle
the conflict. He said also he hoped that "these activities will be
crowned with success."
In commenting on Sargsyan's remark, Rasizade said, "I believe many of
those present here are familiar with the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh
to this or that extent, and I hope that this remark concerned those
who are not in the know of the problem, or it will remain chiefly
for limited use."
"Listening to this statement with attention, one might think that the
participants in this jubilee meeting could vote for Nagorno-Karabakh's
independence right here. Then what's the point in the Minsk Group
and other initiatives?" he said.
As a matter of fact, "one party, a CIS member, committed aggression
against another and occupied 20% of its territory, which produced
one million refugees and displaced persons," he said.
"I believe Armenia has once again demonstrated its unconstructive
position in settling this difficult and protracted conflict," Rasizade
said, adding that Azerbaijan will continue to actively participate in
the work of the Minsk Group and support other initiatives in the hope
of "a peaceful and fair resolution of this issue within the framework
of the international law."
From: Baghdasarian