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AZERI OFFICIAL CALLS FOR CHANGING MINSK GROUP FORMAT
Tert.am
17.02.12
A deputy speaker of the Azerbaijani parliament, Bahar Muradova,
has said her country will voice its opinion on the OSCE Minsk Group
format once the French Constitutional Council issues a ruling on the
bill criminalizing the denial of genocides.
Following the passage of the bill by the French National Assembly
in late December, the Azerbaijani and Turkish media have numerously
slammed France, arguing that the country cannot be a neutral mediator
in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace talks.
After the bill passed in France's upper house, several lawmakers
lodged an appeal with eh country's Constitutional Court, questioning
the constitutionality of the document.
"The Minsk Group's (US, Russia and France) efforts did not yield
any result in the past 20 years. Azerbaijan is voicing its concerns
in that connection. The recent developments were the last straw,"
Muradova said, referring to the French parliament's move.
According to the Azeri official, President Ilham Aliyev reiterated
his commitment to the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict at a recent trilateral presidential-level meeting in the
Russia's Sochi resort.
"We'll continue our efforts in that direction. Neither Azerbaijan
nor its people have a boundless patience, of course," she said. "The
necessity to change the Minsk mission format is realistic but it is
impossible to say definitely whether the co-chairmanship institution
can be changed. The OSCE member states will decide the procedures of
replacing the countries whose policies do not satisfy us. Once the
question is real, we'll get our message heard," she added.
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
17.02.12
A deputy speaker of the Azerbaijani parliament, Bahar Muradova,
has said her country will voice its opinion on the OSCE Minsk Group
format once the French Constitutional Council issues a ruling on the
bill criminalizing the denial of genocides.
Following the passage of the bill by the French National Assembly
in late December, the Azerbaijani and Turkish media have numerously
slammed France, arguing that the country cannot be a neutral mediator
in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace talks.
After the bill passed in France's upper house, several lawmakers
lodged an appeal with eh country's Constitutional Court, questioning
the constitutionality of the document.
"The Minsk Group's (US, Russia and France) efforts did not yield
any result in the past 20 years. Azerbaijan is voicing its concerns
in that connection. The recent developments were the last straw,"
Muradova said, referring to the French parliament's move.
According to the Azeri official, President Ilham Aliyev reiterated
his commitment to the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict at a recent trilateral presidential-level meeting in the
Russia's Sochi resort.
"We'll continue our efforts in that direction. Neither Azerbaijan
nor its people have a boundless patience, of course," she said. "The
necessity to change the Minsk mission format is realistic but it is
impossible to say definitely whether the co-chairmanship institution
can be changed. The OSCE member states will decide the procedures of
replacing the countries whose policies do not satisfy us. Once the
question is real, we'll get our message heard," she added.
From: A. Papazian