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CIVIL SOCIETY MUST ESTABLISH DIALOGUE BETWEEN AZERBAIJANI AND ARMENIAN COMMUNITIES OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH
Trend
Dec 5 2012
Azerbaijan
The civil society has the large work to establish a dialogue between
the Azerbaijani and Armenian communities of Nagorno-Karabakh, member
of "Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno-Karabakh" Public Union Rovshan
Rzayev told Trend today.
"We are interested in establishing a dialogue between the Azerbaijani
and Armenian communities of Nagorno-Karabakh and must negotiate
together," Rzayev said.
The negotiations on the conflict settlement must be established
proceeding from the current requirements, Rzayev said.
"The main issue in the negotiations is to establish trust between
the communities," he said. "We have made such an attempt in Germany,
but the Armenians failed to attend the meeting. The main reason is
the reluctance of the Armenian leadership to settle accounts with
our compatriots living in the Nagorno-Karabakh."
The stereotypes of "ethnic discrepancy" claimed by the Armenian
leadership have been destroyed. Public support is very important. The
issue, known internationally as the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict today,
is an aggression against the Azerbaijani territorial integrity.
"The first meeting between members of the Azerbaijani community of
Nagorno-Karabakh and members of the Armenian community was perceived
negatively," he said. "However, it became clear that the dialogue
is important."
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent 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 the
surrounding regions.
Trend
Dec 5 2012
Azerbaijan
The civil society has the large work to establish a dialogue between
the Azerbaijani and Armenian communities of Nagorno-Karabakh, member
of "Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno-Karabakh" Public Union Rovshan
Rzayev told Trend today.
"We are interested in establishing a dialogue between the Azerbaijani
and Armenian communities of Nagorno-Karabakh and must negotiate
together," Rzayev said.
The negotiations on the conflict settlement must be established
proceeding from the current requirements, Rzayev said.
"The main issue in the negotiations is to establish trust between
the communities," he said. "We have made such an attempt in Germany,
but the Armenians failed to attend the meeting. The main reason is
the reluctance of the Armenian leadership to settle accounts with
our compatriots living in the Nagorno-Karabakh."
The stereotypes of "ethnic discrepancy" claimed by the Armenian
leadership have been destroyed. Public support is very important. The
issue, known internationally as the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict today,
is an aggression against the Azerbaijani territorial integrity.
"The first meeting between members of the Azerbaijani community of
Nagorno-Karabakh and members of the Armenian community was perceived
negatively," he said. "However, it became clear that the dialogue
is important."
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent 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 the
surrounding regions.