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July 5 2012
Unique conditions for progress in settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Azerbaijan, Baku, July 5 / Trend E.Mehdiyev /
Unique conditions have been formed for progress in the settlement of
the Nagorno-Karabakh, the director of the Centre of Political
Innovations and Technologies, Mubariz Ahmedoglu, told reporters on
Thursday.
He said both Azerbaijan and Armenia raised the issue of ethnic
cleansing at the United Nations.
"Both parties accuse each other of ethnic cleansing. This creates an
excellent opportunity for the UN to establish a commission to
investigate two applications of the same content. The UN, based on the
appeals of both sides is to determine whether or not ethnic cleansing
was carried out in the conflict region during the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict," Ahmedoglu said.
The presidents of both countries said they are supporters of the
settlement of the conflict on the basis of the Helsinki Final Act, the
political scientist said.
"Three principles of the Helsinki Final Act (non-use of force or the
threat of use of force, territorial integrity, equality and
self-determination of peoples) were adopted in 1975. It is impossible
to arbitrarily interpret these principles. Among the first documents
signed by Azerbaijan and Armenia immediately after gaining
independence while being admitted to the UN, is the Helsinki Final
Act. It is possible, taking agreement of both parties as a basis, to
sign a document for the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict,"
Ahmedoglu said.
He said 'presidential elections' held in Nagorno-Karabakh provide a
reasonable basis for resolving the conflict. An opinion poll conducted
by the Armenians, shows a rather low rating for the current leadership
of this fictional government.
"It is the cry of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh. Mediators can
take a group of Azerbaijanis who once lived there to Nagorno-Karabakh
and direct the current political activism to the settlement of the
conflict," the analyst added.
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: Baghdasarian
July 5 2012
Unique conditions for progress in settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Azerbaijan, Baku, July 5 / Trend E.Mehdiyev /
Unique conditions have been formed for progress in the settlement of
the Nagorno-Karabakh, the director of the Centre of Political
Innovations and Technologies, Mubariz Ahmedoglu, told reporters on
Thursday.
He said both Azerbaijan and Armenia raised the issue of ethnic
cleansing at the United Nations.
"Both parties accuse each other of ethnic cleansing. This creates an
excellent opportunity for the UN to establish a commission to
investigate two applications of the same content. The UN, based on the
appeals of both sides is to determine whether or not ethnic cleansing
was carried out in the conflict region during the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict," Ahmedoglu said.
The presidents of both countries said they are supporters of the
settlement of the conflict on the basis of the Helsinki Final Act, the
political scientist said.
"Three principles of the Helsinki Final Act (non-use of force or the
threat of use of force, territorial integrity, equality and
self-determination of peoples) were adopted in 1975. It is impossible
to arbitrarily interpret these principles. Among the first documents
signed by Azerbaijan and Armenia immediately after gaining
independence while being admitted to the UN, is the Helsinki Final
Act. It is possible, taking agreement of both parties as a basis, to
sign a document for the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict,"
Ahmedoglu said.
He said 'presidential elections' held in Nagorno-Karabakh provide a
reasonable basis for resolving the conflict. An opinion poll conducted
by the Armenians, shows a rather low rating for the current leadership
of this fictional government.
"It is the cry of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh. Mediators can
take a group of Azerbaijanis who once lived there to Nagorno-Karabakh
and direct the current political activism to the settlement of the
conflict," the analyst added.
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: Baghdasarian