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AZERBAIJAN AGGRESSOR BEYOND ANY DOUBT - SENIOR PARLIAMENTARIAN
tert.am
27.06.12
A country which used military force in protest against the
Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic's right to independence cannot
but be termed an aggressor, the vice speaker of the National Assembly
has said.
Edward Sharmazanov voiced disapproval of Azerbaijan's policies in
response to a statement by Novruz Mamedov, the head of the Foreign
Relations Department at the Azerbaijani Presidential Office. The
Azerbaijani official said recently that his country will be ready
to grant Karabakh a high status of independence, provided it calls
Armenia an aggressor.
"There are internationally accepted norms, the UN Charter, which
stipulate that the right to self-determination is among the United
Nations objectives, with territorial integrity being only a principle.
Hence principles should serve for the implementation of objectives.
Secondly, the Republic of Artsakh declared its independence in
accordance with the USSR's acting legislation and the norms and
principles of international law, and enshrined it through a universal
referendum. What's even more, NKR did not enjoy independence for a
single day or a single hour while being part of Azerbaijan," said
the Armenian parliamentarian, opposing to the Azerbaijani official.
Sharmazanov, who is also the spokesperson of the ruling republican
Party of Armenia (RPA), further condemned Azerbaijan for desecrating
the historical monuments of New Julfa and committing a cultural
genocide.
"Mr. Mamedov, how would you name a country which opposed to the
Nagorno-Karabakh people's peaceful right to independence by military
force, bombing the peaceful civilians - including women and children
- and keeping them under the [threat] of fire. [What name would you
give] to the officials of a country who declare across the globe that
they must wash themselves in Lake Sevan. I think it is time for the
society to call things by their names and term [the country] as an
aggressor. It is beyond doubt that Azerbaijan fits that definition."
tert.am
27.06.12
A country which used military force in protest against the
Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic's right to independence cannot
but be termed an aggressor, the vice speaker of the National Assembly
has said.
Edward Sharmazanov voiced disapproval of Azerbaijan's policies in
response to a statement by Novruz Mamedov, the head of the Foreign
Relations Department at the Azerbaijani Presidential Office. The
Azerbaijani official said recently that his country will be ready
to grant Karabakh a high status of independence, provided it calls
Armenia an aggressor.
"There are internationally accepted norms, the UN Charter, which
stipulate that the right to self-determination is among the United
Nations objectives, with territorial integrity being only a principle.
Hence principles should serve for the implementation of objectives.
Secondly, the Republic of Artsakh declared its independence in
accordance with the USSR's acting legislation and the norms and
principles of international law, and enshrined it through a universal
referendum. What's even more, NKR did not enjoy independence for a
single day or a single hour while being part of Azerbaijan," said
the Armenian parliamentarian, opposing to the Azerbaijani official.
Sharmazanov, who is also the spokesperson of the ruling republican
Party of Armenia (RPA), further condemned Azerbaijan for desecrating
the historical monuments of New Julfa and committing a cultural
genocide.
"Mr. Mamedov, how would you name a country which opposed to the
Nagorno-Karabakh people's peaceful right to independence by military
force, bombing the peaceful civilians - including women and children
- and keeping them under the [threat] of fire. [What name would you
give] to the officials of a country who declare across the globe that
they must wash themselves in Lake Sevan. I think it is time for the
society to call things by their names and term [the country] as an
aggressor. It is beyond doubt that Azerbaijan fits that definition."