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Dec 12 2012
Bulgarian FM: Use of Khojaly Airport must be based on international laws
Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 12 / Trend /
Use of Khojaly airport must be based on international laws, Bulgarian
Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov said.
During his visit to Azerbaijan, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay
Mladenov was commenting on Armenia's plans to open Khojaly airport. He
said that flights may be made in accordance with international law and
accepted flight practice.
While speaking about international flight practice, the Bulgarian
Foreign Minister was likely to have been referring to the Chicago
Convention on International Civil Aviation and the principles of the
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). According to them,
flights to occupied territories can not be carried out without the
consent of the countries over which they are made.
Azerbaijan has banned the use of the airspace of Nagorno-Karabakh
which is occupied by Armenia, as no one can guarantee a safe air
corridor in the area, head of the Azerbaijani Civil Aviation
Administration, Arif Mammadov said earlier.
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the European
Civil Aviation Conference (ICAC) also support the position of
Azerbaijan on this issue.
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.
From: A. Papazian
Dec 12 2012
Bulgarian FM: Use of Khojaly Airport must be based on international laws
Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 12 / Trend /
Use of Khojaly airport must be based on international laws, Bulgarian
Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov said.
During his visit to Azerbaijan, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay
Mladenov was commenting on Armenia's plans to open Khojaly airport. He
said that flights may be made in accordance with international law and
accepted flight practice.
While speaking about international flight practice, the Bulgarian
Foreign Minister was likely to have been referring to the Chicago
Convention on International Civil Aviation and the principles of the
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). According to them,
flights to occupied territories can not be carried out without the
consent of the countries over which they are made.
Azerbaijan has banned the use of the airspace of Nagorno-Karabakh
which is occupied by Armenia, as no one can guarantee a safe air
corridor in the area, head of the Azerbaijani Civil Aviation
Administration, Arif Mammadov said earlier.
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the European
Civil Aviation Conference (ICAC) also support the position of
Azerbaijan on this issue.
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.
From: A. Papazian