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Journal of Turkish Weekly
July 4 2012
EU Warns Armenia, Azerbaijan against Fighting
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
EU president Herman Van Rompuy on Wednesday urged enemies Armenia and
Azerbaijan to end frontline clashes that have raised fears of renewed
war over the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh.
"The European Union calls on both sides strictly to respect the
ceasefire and exercise restraint, on the ground and in public
statements, in order to prevent a further escalation of the
situation," Van Rompuy said in an address to the Armenian parliament.
Ten soldiers were killed last month in clashes along the Karabakh
frontline and on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan -- the
worst outbreak of violence for several years.
Armenia-backed separatists seized Karabakh from Azerbaijan in a war in
the 1990s that left some 30,000 dead, and no final peace deal has been
signed since the 1994 ceasefire.
Van Rompuy said that a peaceful resolution of the Karabakh conflict
was "the key to unlocking the region's enormous development potential
and the prosperity that it can bring".
He urged politicians to resist "the temptations of populist rhetoric
and entrenchment" -- an apparent reference to frequent belligerent
statements from both sides.
Azerbaijan has threatened to take back the disputed region by force if
negotiations do not yield results, while Armenia has vowed massive
retaliation against any military action.
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
From: Baghdasarian
July 4 2012
EU Warns Armenia, Azerbaijan against Fighting
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
EU president Herman Van Rompuy on Wednesday urged enemies Armenia and
Azerbaijan to end frontline clashes that have raised fears of renewed
war over the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh.
"The European Union calls on both sides strictly to respect the
ceasefire and exercise restraint, on the ground and in public
statements, in order to prevent a further escalation of the
situation," Van Rompuy said in an address to the Armenian parliament.
Ten soldiers were killed last month in clashes along the Karabakh
frontline and on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan -- the
worst outbreak of violence for several years.
Armenia-backed separatists seized Karabakh from Azerbaijan in a war in
the 1990s that left some 30,000 dead, and no final peace deal has been
signed since the 1994 ceasefire.
Van Rompuy said that a peaceful resolution of the Karabakh conflict
was "the key to unlocking the region's enormous development potential
and the prosperity that it can bring".
He urged politicians to resist "the temptations of populist rhetoric
and entrenchment" -- an apparent reference to frequent belligerent
statements from both sides.
Azerbaijan has threatened to take back the disputed region by force if
negotiations do not yield results, while Armenia has vowed massive
retaliation against any military action.
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
From: Baghdasarian