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TOP AZERBAIJANI OFFICIAL: ANY ACTIONS IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH HARM PEACE AND NEGOTIATION PROCESS
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July 25 2012
Azerbaijan
Any actions taken in Nagorno-Karabakh harm peace and the negotiation
process, Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Political Analysis
and Information Provision Department head Elnur Aslanov told media
on Wednesday.
"We always say that Armenia must hold a more constructive position and
take actions to change the situation and restore peace in the region,
rather than to preserve the status quo," Aslanov said.
"EU and many other countries have condemned the show with so-called
"presidential elections" in Nagorno-Karabakh," Aslanov said, adding
that today the separatist regime in Nagorno-Karabakh is being
controlled from Yerevan.
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.
Responding to a question related to Azerbaijani poets arrested in Iran,
Aslanov said that the issue between the two neighboring countries
will be resolved on the basis of the neighbourhood policy.
"Unfortunately, our diplomats thus far were not able to meet with the
arrested poets," he said. "Azerbaijan has always been interested in
continuing good neighborly relations, developing strategic partnership
with all countries. We have always supported the establishment and
development of cooperation in terms of peace and tranquility with
all countries."
Two Azerbaijani citizens Farid Huseyn and Shahriyar Hajizade were
detained in Iran on May 2.
Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry has sent five diplomatic notes to
Iran's Foreign Ministry demanding to clarify the situation with the
two missing men and to organize a meeting with them.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry confirmed the arrest of two Azerbaijani
citizens. According to its response to Azerbaijan's note, two
Azerbaijani citizens are being accused of attempting to commit a crime.
From: A. Papazian
Trend
July 25 2012
Azerbaijan
Any actions taken in Nagorno-Karabakh harm peace and the negotiation
process, Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Political Analysis
and Information Provision Department head Elnur Aslanov told media
on Wednesday.
"We always say that Armenia must hold a more constructive position and
take actions to change the situation and restore peace in the region,
rather than to preserve the status quo," Aslanov said.
"EU and many other countries have condemned the show with so-called
"presidential elections" in Nagorno-Karabakh," Aslanov said, adding
that today the separatist regime in Nagorno-Karabakh is being
controlled from Yerevan.
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.
Responding to a question related to Azerbaijani poets arrested in Iran,
Aslanov said that the issue between the two neighboring countries
will be resolved on the basis of the neighbourhood policy.
"Unfortunately, our diplomats thus far were not able to meet with the
arrested poets," he said. "Azerbaijan has always been interested in
continuing good neighborly relations, developing strategic partnership
with all countries. We have always supported the establishment and
development of cooperation in terms of peace and tranquility with
all countries."
Two Azerbaijani citizens Farid Huseyn and Shahriyar Hajizade were
detained in Iran on May 2.
Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry has sent five diplomatic notes to
Iran's Foreign Ministry demanding to clarify the situation with the
two missing men and to organize a meeting with them.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry confirmed the arrest of two Azerbaijani
citizens. According to its response to Azerbaijan's note, two
Azerbaijani citizens are being accused of attempting to commit a crime.
From: A. Papazian