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DEPUTY SPEAKER: AZERBAIJAN TO USE ALL MEANS TO LIBERATE LANDS
Trend
July 9 2012
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan will use all possible means and will even if necessary
resort to military actions to liberate its lands, Azerbaijani First
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ziyafat Asgarov said at a meeting with
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier in Baku today.
"OSCE, the UN Security Council, the European Union, Council of Europe
and other influential international organizations are willing to
help in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict for 20 years," he
said. "We must understand one thing. The problem will not be resolved
till the difference between aggressor and those who have experienced
this aggression is determined. The most important thing is to increase
pressure on Armenia as an aggressor country. Otherwise, Armenia will
continue ignoring the decisions of international organizations. It
will not fulfill them either."
OSCE Secretary General appreciated the relations between Azerbaijan
and OSCE. Continuing status quo on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict can
not continue. It must be changed, he said.
Zannier has also expressed concern about the events occurring at
the contact line of the troops. He stressed the OSCE has prepared a
proposal to strengthen monitoring at the contact line and withdraw
snipers.
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.
Trend
July 9 2012
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan will use all possible means and will even if necessary
resort to military actions to liberate its lands, Azerbaijani First
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ziyafat Asgarov said at a meeting with
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier in Baku today.
"OSCE, the UN Security Council, the European Union, Council of Europe
and other influential international organizations are willing to
help in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict for 20 years," he
said. "We must understand one thing. The problem will not be resolved
till the difference between aggressor and those who have experienced
this aggression is determined. The most important thing is to increase
pressure on Armenia as an aggressor country. Otherwise, Armenia will
continue ignoring the decisions of international organizations. It
will not fulfill them either."
OSCE Secretary General appreciated the relations between Azerbaijan
and OSCE. Continuing status quo on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict can
not continue. It must be changed, he said.
Zannier has also expressed concern about the events occurring at
the contact line of the troops. He stressed the OSCE has prepared a
proposal to strengthen monitoring at the contact line and withdraw
snipers.
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.