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ARMENIAN DIPLOMAT CONCERNED OVER AZERBAIJAN'S LINKS TO PRO-AL QAEDA GROUPS
TERT.AM
13:09 ~U 11.05.12
Armenia's permanent representative to the United Nations has
expressed concerns over the Azerbaijani authorities' links to Islamist
terrorists, including pro-Al Qaeda groups.
Ambassador Karen Nazaryan addressed the question at a discussion of
reports submitted by the Security Council's committees dealing with
counter-terrorism issues.
According to a press release by the Foreign Ministry, Azerbaijan, which
was chairing the meeting, first rejected the Armenian representative's
request to speak at the discussion, but under the pressure of the
member states, finally gave the floor to the diplomat.
Addressing the meeting, Nazaryan said that Armenia's close borders
with neighboring states are a key obstacle to regional cooperation. He
was concerned over international organizations' reports that the
Azerbaijan's territory is being freely issued by different terrorist
and extremist religious groups who consider the country a secure
environment for their unlawful operations.
The ambassador said the groups had been engaged in the trafficking
of money, weapons and human beings across the Caucasus region,
raising the world community's concerns over Azerbaijan's inadequate
counter-terrorism policies.
Nazaryan added that the country had proven connections with pro-Al
Qaeda groups which attempted to wage a war against Karabakh in the
early 1990s. He stressed the importance of demonstrating vigilance
to prevent the recruitment of terrorists and hinder any attempts to
speculate the the region fragility.
TERT.AM
13:09 ~U 11.05.12
Armenia's permanent representative to the United Nations has
expressed concerns over the Azerbaijani authorities' links to Islamist
terrorists, including pro-Al Qaeda groups.
Ambassador Karen Nazaryan addressed the question at a discussion of
reports submitted by the Security Council's committees dealing with
counter-terrorism issues.
According to a press release by the Foreign Ministry, Azerbaijan, which
was chairing the meeting, first rejected the Armenian representative's
request to speak at the discussion, but under the pressure of the
member states, finally gave the floor to the diplomat.
Addressing the meeting, Nazaryan said that Armenia's close borders
with neighboring states are a key obstacle to regional cooperation. He
was concerned over international organizations' reports that the
Azerbaijan's territory is being freely issued by different terrorist
and extremist religious groups who consider the country a secure
environment for their unlawful operations.
The ambassador said the groups had been engaged in the trafficking
of money, weapons and human beings across the Caucasus region,
raising the world community's concerns over Azerbaijan's inadequate
counter-terrorism policies.
Nazaryan added that the country had proven connections with pro-Al
Qaeda groups which attempted to wage a war against Karabakh in the
early 1990s. He stressed the importance of demonstrating vigilance
to prevent the recruitment of terrorists and hinder any attempts to
speculate the the region fragility.