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AMBASSADOR AGSHIN MEHDIYEV: "RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE OSCE 2005 AND 2010 FACT-FINDING MISSIONS TO THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES OF AZERBAIJAN REMAINED "ONLY ONPAPER""
MilAz.info
Feb 10 2012
Azerbaijan
"Azerbaijan supports the OSCE concept of comprehensive, cooperative
and indivisible security", Agshin Mehdiyev, Permanent Representative
of Azerbaijan stated in New York, during the Security Council meeting
February 9.
"OSCE had the potential to play a more consistent role in encouraging
participating States to comply with their obligations and the 1974 OSCE
Helsinki Final Act. OSCE provided a forum for discussions towards a
settlement of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, sometimes
mistakenly referred to as the "dispute" over Nagorno-Karabakh or the
"conflict" in Nagorno-Karabakh. The conflict was being addressed by
the OSCE Minsk Group, as noted in four Security Council resolutions
adopted in response to the illegal use of force against Azerbaijan
and occupation of its territories, as well as the General Assembly
resolution on the occupied territories of Azerbaijan", said Ambassador
Mehdiyev, APA's correspondent reports.
He also mentioned that Azerbaijan was committed to a negotiated
conflict settlement, based on a formula of ending the illegal
occupation of its territories, restoring its sovereignty and
territorial integrity, the return of forcibly displaced persons and
ensuring peaceful coexistence of Azerbaijanis and Armenians in the
Nagorno-Karabakh region within Azerbaijan.
"The lack of agreement on political issues could not be used as
pretext for disregarding international law".
He was concerned that recommendations made by the OSCE 2005 and 2010
fact-finding missions to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan
remained "only on paper" and nothing was being done to translate
those into deeds.
The Ambassador expected the OSCE chairmanship to continue work on
all conflict cycle elements. "Better interaction between OSCE and the
United Nations would serve the greater unity of purpose in addressing
transnational threats. Also, OSCE might provide a forum for addressing
safety standards and timely decommissioning of ageing nuclear power
plants", he said.
MilAz.info
Feb 10 2012
Azerbaijan
"Azerbaijan supports the OSCE concept of comprehensive, cooperative
and indivisible security", Agshin Mehdiyev, Permanent Representative
of Azerbaijan stated in New York, during the Security Council meeting
February 9.
"OSCE had the potential to play a more consistent role in encouraging
participating States to comply with their obligations and the 1974 OSCE
Helsinki Final Act. OSCE provided a forum for discussions towards a
settlement of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, sometimes
mistakenly referred to as the "dispute" over Nagorno-Karabakh or the
"conflict" in Nagorno-Karabakh. The conflict was being addressed by
the OSCE Minsk Group, as noted in four Security Council resolutions
adopted in response to the illegal use of force against Azerbaijan
and occupation of its territories, as well as the General Assembly
resolution on the occupied territories of Azerbaijan", said Ambassador
Mehdiyev, APA's correspondent reports.
He also mentioned that Azerbaijan was committed to a negotiated
conflict settlement, based on a formula of ending the illegal
occupation of its territories, restoring its sovereignty and
territorial integrity, the return of forcibly displaced persons and
ensuring peaceful coexistence of Azerbaijanis and Armenians in the
Nagorno-Karabakh region within Azerbaijan.
"The lack of agreement on political issues could not be used as
pretext for disregarding international law".
He was concerned that recommendations made by the OSCE 2005 and 2010
fact-finding missions to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan
remained "only on paper" and nothing was being done to translate
those into deeds.
The Ambassador expected the OSCE chairmanship to continue work on
all conflict cycle elements. "Better interaction between OSCE and the
United Nations would serve the greater unity of purpose in addressing
transnational threats. Also, OSCE might provide a forum for addressing
safety standards and timely decommissioning of ageing nuclear power
plants", he said.