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May 27 2012
Azerbaijan's permanent representative to UN sends letter to Secretary General
Azerbaijan, Baku, May 27 / Trend /
Azerbaijan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations sent a
letter to UN Secretary General, expressing the protest in connection
with Armenia's military parade in the Azerbaijani occupied town of
Khankendi.
"On May 9, 2012 the Armenian leadership has made another provocative
action by conducting a military parade in the town of Khankendi,
located in the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan," the
letter said. "Officially declared cause of holding parade, the
presence of Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan and demonstration of
weapons deserve special attention in the context of this outrageous
act."
"According to the Armenian official sources, the parade was held on
the occasion of the sixty-seventh anniversary of the end of the Second
World War and the twentieth anniversary of the Armenian armed forces'
occupation of Shusha - Azerbaijani historical and cultural center in
Nagorno-Karabakh," the letter said. "Taking into account the Armenian
policy of aggression, ethnic cleansing and annexation, celebrating
these two dates by the leadership of the country is contrary to
elementary logic. It demonstrates blatant disrespect for the memory of
millions of people who gave their lives for freedom from tyranny and
slavery during the Second World War, the letter said.
The Armenian President's visit to the Azerbaijani occupied territories
and his presence at a military parade and demonstration of the most
modern weapons during the parade destroys the myth that Armenia's
actions have nothing to do with the occupation of Azerbaijani
territories, Mehdiyev wrote.
"Holding the parade filled up a list of evidence of Armenia's direct
military aggression against Azerbaijan and the establishment of its
actual military and political control over its occupied territories,"
the letter said. "In fact, this parade has shown that Armenia
continues increasing its military presence in these areas and deploys
a large quantity of arms and ammunition beyond international control.
If this is not so, the Armenian leadership must explain how the
demonstrated types of weapons, including unmanned spy lethal vehicles,
which were made in Armenia and were first publicly demonstrated at a
military parade in Armenia on September 21, 2011, appeared in the
Azerbaijani occupied territories."
"The Republic of Azerbaijan declares the strongest protest against
Armenia's warlike gesture, and irresponsible rhetoric of its
leadership," the letter said. "Such provocations as a military parade
in the Azerbaijani occupied territories and the celebration of the
occupying forces and the puppet armed gangs that are responsible for
the heinous crimes committed against the Azerbaijani civilians during
the war, are contrary to Armenia's obligations on international law,
and within the ongoing process of the conflict settlement."
All the above-mentioned confirms that the Armenian policy still poses
a serious threat to regional and international peace, security and
stability and requires attention and response from the United Nations
and the international community as a whole, the letter 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.
http://en.trend.az/news/karabakh/2030775.html
May 27 2012
Azerbaijan's permanent representative to UN sends letter to Secretary General
Azerbaijan, Baku, May 27 / Trend /
Azerbaijan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations sent a
letter to UN Secretary General, expressing the protest in connection
with Armenia's military parade in the Azerbaijani occupied town of
Khankendi.
"On May 9, 2012 the Armenian leadership has made another provocative
action by conducting a military parade in the town of Khankendi,
located in the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan," the
letter said. "Officially declared cause of holding parade, the
presence of Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan and demonstration of
weapons deserve special attention in the context of this outrageous
act."
"According to the Armenian official sources, the parade was held on
the occasion of the sixty-seventh anniversary of the end of the Second
World War and the twentieth anniversary of the Armenian armed forces'
occupation of Shusha - Azerbaijani historical and cultural center in
Nagorno-Karabakh," the letter said. "Taking into account the Armenian
policy of aggression, ethnic cleansing and annexation, celebrating
these two dates by the leadership of the country is contrary to
elementary logic. It demonstrates blatant disrespect for the memory of
millions of people who gave their lives for freedom from tyranny and
slavery during the Second World War, the letter said.
The Armenian President's visit to the Azerbaijani occupied territories
and his presence at a military parade and demonstration of the most
modern weapons during the parade destroys the myth that Armenia's
actions have nothing to do with the occupation of Azerbaijani
territories, Mehdiyev wrote.
"Holding the parade filled up a list of evidence of Armenia's direct
military aggression against Azerbaijan and the establishment of its
actual military and political control over its occupied territories,"
the letter said. "In fact, this parade has shown that Armenia
continues increasing its military presence in these areas and deploys
a large quantity of arms and ammunition beyond international control.
If this is not so, the Armenian leadership must explain how the
demonstrated types of weapons, including unmanned spy lethal vehicles,
which were made in Armenia and were first publicly demonstrated at a
military parade in Armenia on September 21, 2011, appeared in the
Azerbaijani occupied territories."
"The Republic of Azerbaijan declares the strongest protest against
Armenia's warlike gesture, and irresponsible rhetoric of its
leadership," the letter said. "Such provocations as a military parade
in the Azerbaijani occupied territories and the celebration of the
occupying forces and the puppet armed gangs that are responsible for
the heinous crimes committed against the Azerbaijani civilians during
the war, are contrary to Armenia's obligations on international law,
and within the ongoing process of the conflict settlement."
All the above-mentioned confirms that the Armenian policy still poses
a serious threat to regional and international peace, security and
stability and requires attention and response from the United Nations
and the international community as a whole, the letter 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.
http://en.trend.az/news/karabakh/2030775.html