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NKR MFA: AZERBAIJAN IS NOT INTERESTED IN THE INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENTS ON THE CONTACT-LINE
Noyan Tapan
2012-01-16
Commentary of the NKR MFA Information Department:
On December 22, 2011, the OSCE Permanent Council approved the Unified
Budget of the organization for 2012. Along with this, the Permanent
Council discussed a request to increase the funding for the Office
of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO)
to ensure sufficient resources to investigate potential incidents on
the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and
Azerbaijan, in pursuance of the agreements of February 6, 1995 signed
by the three parties to the conflict (Nagorno Karabakh, Armenia,
and Azerbaijan) through the mediation of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE
Minsk Conference.
The idea of increasing the funds for the Office of the CiO Personal
Representative was widely supported by the OSCE member-states. It is
symbolic that the idea was opposed only by the Azerbaijani delegation,
which explained its position by the fact that it could not approve
additional funding for the Office until a final agreement on the
details of the mechanism of the incidents' investigation was achieved.
Unfortunately, it is not the first time we face a situation where the
actions of the Azerbaijani leadership fully contradict the earlier
statements and agreements at the highest level, in particular, the
agreements achieved in Sochi on March 5, 2011 by the Presidents of
Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
This confirms once again that Azerbaijan is not interested in
the investigation of incidents on the Contact-Line, since it will
be eventually established that it is the Azerbaijani party that
periodically exercises provocations, thereby deepening the hostility
and distrust of the parties towards each other and driving the
negotiation process to a deadlock.
Noyan Tapan
2012-01-16
Commentary of the NKR MFA Information Department:
On December 22, 2011, the OSCE Permanent Council approved the Unified
Budget of the organization for 2012. Along with this, the Permanent
Council discussed a request to increase the funding for the Office
of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO)
to ensure sufficient resources to investigate potential incidents on
the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and
Azerbaijan, in pursuance of the agreements of February 6, 1995 signed
by the three parties to the conflict (Nagorno Karabakh, Armenia,
and Azerbaijan) through the mediation of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE
Minsk Conference.
The idea of increasing the funds for the Office of the CiO Personal
Representative was widely supported by the OSCE member-states. It is
symbolic that the idea was opposed only by the Azerbaijani delegation,
which explained its position by the fact that it could not approve
additional funding for the Office until a final agreement on the
details of the mechanism of the incidents' investigation was achieved.
Unfortunately, it is not the first time we face a situation where the
actions of the Azerbaijani leadership fully contradict the earlier
statements and agreements at the highest level, in particular, the
agreements achieved in Sochi on March 5, 2011 by the Presidents of
Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
This confirms once again that Azerbaijan is not interested in
the investigation of incidents on the Contact-Line, since it will
be eventually established that it is the Azerbaijani party that
periodically exercises provocations, thereby deepening the hostility
and distrust of the parties towards each other and driving the
negotiation process to a deadlock.