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AZERBAIJANI FM: SO-CALLED "ELECTIONS" IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH CAMOUFLAGE ARMENIA'S ANNEXATION POLICY
Trend
Sept 15 2011
Azerbaijan
The so-called "elections" to the "local self-governing bodies"
scheduled for September 18, 2011 by the separatist regime of
Nagorno-Karabakh camouflage the annexation policy of Armenia, the
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported.
"The unrecognized separatist regime in the occupied territories of
Azerbaijan represents nothing but an illegal structure established by
the Republic of Armenia on the basis of ethnic cleansing of Azerbaijani
population," the Foreign Ministry's statement said. "The so-called
"elections" are conducted in order to camouflage the annexation
policy of Armenia and are aimed at consolidation of the results of
the continued occupation of the internationally recognized territories
of Azerbaijan."
According to the reports circulated by the mass media outlets of the
Republic of Armenia so-called "elections" to the "local self-governing
bodies" are being arranged to take place in the Nagorno-Karabakh
region of the Republic of Azerbaijan on September 18, 2011.
The Republic of Azerbaijan calls upon the Armenian side to stop
its destructive illegal steps, which do not have any prospects, and
instead to demonstrate a good will and take a constructive position
in the negotiation process in order to find a soonest and durable
solution to the conflict on the basis of the norms and principles of
international law, the statement said.
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 Nagorno-Karabakh and its surrounding
regions.
Trend
Sept 15 2011
Azerbaijan
The so-called "elections" to the "local self-governing bodies"
scheduled for September 18, 2011 by the separatist regime of
Nagorno-Karabakh camouflage the annexation policy of Armenia, the
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported.
"The unrecognized separatist regime in the occupied territories of
Azerbaijan represents nothing but an illegal structure established by
the Republic of Armenia on the basis of ethnic cleansing of Azerbaijani
population," the Foreign Ministry's statement said. "The so-called
"elections" are conducted in order to camouflage the annexation
policy of Armenia and are aimed at consolidation of the results of
the continued occupation of the internationally recognized territories
of Azerbaijan."
According to the reports circulated by the mass media outlets of the
Republic of Armenia so-called "elections" to the "local self-governing
bodies" are being arranged to take place in the Nagorno-Karabakh
region of the Republic of Azerbaijan on September 18, 2011.
The Republic of Azerbaijan calls upon the Armenian side to stop
its destructive illegal steps, which do not have any prospects, and
instead to demonstrate a good will and take a constructive position
in the negotiation process in order to find a soonest and durable
solution to the conflict on the basis of the norms and principles of
international law, the statement said.
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 Nagorno-Karabakh and its surrounding
regions.