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PACE FORMAL MEMBER: NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT IMPEDES REGION'S NORMAL DEVELOPMENT
Trend
June 8 2012
Azerbaijan
Europe sees the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as its own problem, a former
member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the
German Bundestag, Eduard Lintner, said at a meeting with Minister of
Agriculture of Azerbaijan Ismet Abasov.
"This conflict does not allow the region to develop normally, and we
see that it is not a frozen, but a 'hot' conflict," Lintner said.
He noted that two years ago, the European Parliament adopted a
declaration which recognizes the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan,
and that Lintner and other participants in the meeting support the
position of Azerbaijan on this issue.
In turn, Minister of Agriculture of Azerbaijan Ismet Abasov noted
that the fact of occupation of Azerbaijani lands does not allow to
use fully the whole agricultural potential of the country.
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
Trend
June 8 2012
Azerbaijan
Europe sees the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as its own problem, a former
member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the
German Bundestag, Eduard Lintner, said at a meeting with Minister of
Agriculture of Azerbaijan Ismet Abasov.
"This conflict does not allow the region to develop normally, and we
see that it is not a frozen, but a 'hot' conflict," Lintner said.
He noted that two years ago, the European Parliament adopted a
declaration which recognizes the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan,
and that Lintner and other participants in the meeting support the
position of Azerbaijan on this issue.
In turn, Minister of Agriculture of Azerbaijan Ismet Abasov noted
that the fact of occupation of Azerbaijani lands does not allow to
use fully the whole agricultural potential of the country.
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