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AZERBAIJANI FM: ARMENIA SPECULATES SELF-DETERMINATION PRINCIPLE OF PEOPLES
Trend
June 28 2012
Azerbaijan
Armenia speculates the self-determination principle of the peoples,
ignoring the rights of the Azerbaijanis of Nagorno-Karabakh, who
of course want to live in a part of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Foreign
Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said during a press conference with his
Portuguese counterpart in Baku on Thursday.
"The self-determination principle does not mean seizing the territory
of another country and in particular, Azerbaijan," Mammadyarov said.
"Azerbaijan signed the Helsinki Final Act on Security and Cooperation
in Europe," the minister said. "It adheres to the three basic
principles in this document in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: non-use
of force, preserving territorial integrity and the self-determination
principle.
"But the self-determination principle does not mean the occupation
of Azerbaijani lands," the minister added.
No new proposals have been presented to the parties during the Paris
meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers, he said.
"We will continue the negotiation process, but would like to start
working on the final variant of the big peace agreement," Mammadyarov
said.
Mammadyarov added that OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen will arrive in
the region in mid-July to continue negotiations with the parties to
the conflict.
Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Portas said that the principle of
territorial integrity must be the main one while solving the conflict.
"I believe in a diplomatic way of resolving the conflict," he said.
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
June 28 2012
Azerbaijan
Armenia speculates the self-determination principle of the peoples,
ignoring the rights of the Azerbaijanis of Nagorno-Karabakh, who
of course want to live in a part of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Foreign
Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said during a press conference with his
Portuguese counterpart in Baku on Thursday.
"The self-determination principle does not mean seizing the territory
of another country and in particular, Azerbaijan," Mammadyarov said.
"Azerbaijan signed the Helsinki Final Act on Security and Cooperation
in Europe," the minister said. "It adheres to the three basic
principles in this document in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: non-use
of force, preserving territorial integrity and the self-determination
principle.
"But the self-determination principle does not mean the occupation
of Azerbaijani lands," the minister added.
No new proposals have been presented to the parties during the Paris
meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers, he said.
"We will continue the negotiation process, but would like to start
working on the final variant of the big peace agreement," Mammadyarov
said.
Mammadyarov added that OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen will arrive in
the region in mid-July to continue negotiations with the parties to
the conflict.
Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Portas said that the principle of
territorial integrity must be the main one while solving the conflict.
"I believe in a diplomatic way of resolving the conflict," he said.
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.