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AZERBAIJAN MAY SUE ARMENIA IN INT'L COURT
Trend
May 31 2012
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan may sue Armenia in an international court for economic
losses as a result of the occupation of Azerbaijani lands.
"Many institutions and agricultural facilities were completely
destroyed at Azerbaijani lands occupied by Armenia, director of
the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences, MP Ayten Mustafayeva
told media today. "Armenia must pay a compensation for damages to
Azerbaijan."
She said that Azerbaijan and the society must work in this direction,"
she said. "There are similar examples in the world. Proceeding from
the international standards, Azerbaijan may raise this issue and
voice it in the international court."
There is no doubt that Armenia will bear liability under international
law, she said.
"We will begin working in this direction," she said. "This testifies
to the fact that we think of our future generations."
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
May 31 2012
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan may sue Armenia in an international court for economic
losses as a result of the occupation of Azerbaijani lands.
"Many institutions and agricultural facilities were completely
destroyed at Azerbaijani lands occupied by Armenia, director of
the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences, MP Ayten Mustafayeva
told media today. "Armenia must pay a compensation for damages to
Azerbaijan."
She said that Azerbaijan and the society must work in this direction,"
she said. "There are similar examples in the world. Proceeding from
the international standards, Azerbaijan may raise this issue and
voice it in the international court."
There is no doubt that Armenia will bear liability under international
law, she said.
"We will begin working in this direction," she said. "This testifies
to the fact that we think of our future generations."
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.