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SPEAKER: AZERBAIJAN TO SEEK LEGAL MEANS TO REMOVE FRANCE FROM OSCE MINSK GROUP
Trend
Feb 1 2012
Azerbaijan
France has lost the moral, rather than the legal right to the
co-chairmanship of the OSCE Minsk Group, speaker Oktay Asadov said
at a meeting of the Azerbaijani Parliament on Wednesday.
"We must determine the legal means of removing France from the
co-chairmanship of the OSCE Minsk Group," he said. "This issue does
not depend on our wishes."
MPs voiced the initiative to exclude France from the OSCE Minsk Group
to resolve the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as a sign
of protest against the law criminalising the denial of the so-called
"Armenian genocide" adopted by France.
On Jan.23, after eight hours of discussion, the Senate (upper chamber
of the French parliament) voted for adoption of the law criminalising
denial of the so called "Armenian genocide". Some 127 senators voted
for, while 86 were against.
The bill demands about a year's imprisonment and a fine of 45,000
euros for denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide".
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
Trend
Feb 1 2012
Azerbaijan
France has lost the moral, rather than the legal right to the
co-chairmanship of the OSCE Minsk Group, speaker Oktay Asadov said
at a meeting of the Azerbaijani Parliament on Wednesday.
"We must determine the legal means of removing France from the
co-chairmanship of the OSCE Minsk Group," he said. "This issue does
not depend on our wishes."
MPs voiced the initiative to exclude France from the OSCE Minsk Group
to resolve the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as a sign
of protest against the law criminalising the denial of the so-called
"Armenian genocide" adopted by France.
On Jan.23, after eight hours of discussion, the Senate (upper chamber
of the French parliament) voted for adoption of the law criminalising
denial of the so called "Armenian genocide". Some 127 senators voted
for, while 86 were against.
The bill demands about a year's imprisonment and a fine of 45,000
euros for denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide".
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