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EMBASSY: GERMAN JOURNALISTS PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR TRIP TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH
Trend
Feb 16 2012
Azerbaijan
Journalists are personally liable for making a trip to
Nagorno-Karabakh, even for research. In a conversation with Trend, the
German Embassy in Azerbaijan commented on a group of German journalists
who arrived illegally to the territories occupied by Armenia.
"In its recommendations on security measures while traveling abroad
posted on its official website, the German Foreign Ministry does not
advise visits to Nagorno Karabakh," the embassy said. "It stressed
that people with a visa in their passports or an entry stamp will
not get a visa to Azerbaijan."
German journalists Richard Kiesler and Knut Teske, who arrived in
Armenia to study Armenia's position on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue,
plan to visit the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia. They
made the statement during a meeting with Armenian Parliamentary Vice
Speaker Edward Sharmazanov, Armenia Today reported.
The embassy also stressed that Germany's position on the
non-recognition of the so-called "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" remains
unchanged.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has instructed the country's embassy
in Germany to study the issue, the ministry said.
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 16 2012
Azerbaijan
Journalists are personally liable for making a trip to
Nagorno-Karabakh, even for research. In a conversation with Trend, the
German Embassy in Azerbaijan commented on a group of German journalists
who arrived illegally to the territories occupied by Armenia.
"In its recommendations on security measures while traveling abroad
posted on its official website, the German Foreign Ministry does not
advise visits to Nagorno Karabakh," the embassy said. "It stressed
that people with a visa in their passports or an entry stamp will
not get a visa to Azerbaijan."
German journalists Richard Kiesler and Knut Teske, who arrived in
Armenia to study Armenia's position on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue,
plan to visit the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia. They
made the statement during a meeting with Armenian Parliamentary Vice
Speaker Edward Sharmazanov, Armenia Today reported.
The embassy also stressed that Germany's position on the
non-recognition of the so-called "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" remains
unchanged.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has instructed the country's embassy
in Germany to study the issue, the ministry said.
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