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ARAZ AZIMOV: "PHILIPPE LEFORT MUST ANNOUNCE THE AIM OF HIS VISIT TO NAGORNO KARABAKH"
APA
Dec 19 2012
Azerbaijan
"Nagorno Karabakh is a territory under occupation and it requires
Azerbaijan's permission to go there"
Baku. Mubariz Aslanov - APA. "We must understand the aim of EU Special
Representative for the South Caucasus Philippe Lefort while speaking
about his visit to Nagorno Karabakh, because the EU is not directly
involved in the settlement of the conflict and supports the efforts
of the OSCE Minsk Group," Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Foreign
Affairs Araz Azimov told journalists, APA reports.
He noted that the EU may be involved in the solution of some issues
on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in the future, but currently, it is
not directly participating in this process: "A concrete answer must
be given regarding Philippe Lefort's intention to visit the conflict
zone. What is the political position of the EU? Is this desire based on
the organization's support to the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
or this initiative has another aim? If Lefort wants to visit Nagorno
Karabakh, he must announce his aim."
Araz Azimov said such an initiative can be realized only in one case.
"In case that this initiative helps Nagorno Karabakh reintegration into
Azerbaijan. Otherwise, no initiative can be accepted. If this visit
is connected with Nagorno Karabakh's reintegration into Azerbaijan,
the issues on such visits can be considered. We have not received an
affirmative answer from the European Union yet. Nagorno Karabakh is a
territory under occupation and it requires Azerbaijan's permission to
go there. We do not object to the visits of OSCE Minsk Group to that
territory in connection with the settlement of the conflict, because
this is their work. As regards the visits of various political forces'
representatives to the region for political interests, we do not give
consent to it, as there is no ground," he said.
APA
Dec 19 2012
Azerbaijan
"Nagorno Karabakh is a territory under occupation and it requires
Azerbaijan's permission to go there"
Baku. Mubariz Aslanov - APA. "We must understand the aim of EU Special
Representative for the South Caucasus Philippe Lefort while speaking
about his visit to Nagorno Karabakh, because the EU is not directly
involved in the settlement of the conflict and supports the efforts
of the OSCE Minsk Group," Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Foreign
Affairs Araz Azimov told journalists, APA reports.
He noted that the EU may be involved in the solution of some issues
on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in the future, but currently, it is
not directly participating in this process: "A concrete answer must
be given regarding Philippe Lefort's intention to visit the conflict
zone. What is the political position of the EU? Is this desire based on
the organization's support to the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
or this initiative has another aim? If Lefort wants to visit Nagorno
Karabakh, he must announce his aim."
Araz Azimov said such an initiative can be realized only in one case.
"In case that this initiative helps Nagorno Karabakh reintegration into
Azerbaijan. Otherwise, no initiative can be accepted. If this visit
is connected with Nagorno Karabakh's reintegration into Azerbaijan,
the issues on such visits can be considered. We have not received an
affirmative answer from the European Union yet. Nagorno Karabakh is a
territory under occupation and it requires Azerbaijan's permission to
go there. We do not object to the visits of OSCE Minsk Group to that
territory in connection with the settlement of the conflict, because
this is their work. As regards the visits of various political forces'
representatives to the region for political interests, we do not give
consent to it, as there is no ground," he said.