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Nov 3 2012
US State Department: Issue on Khankandi airport must be settled in
accordance with international law
Azerbaijan, Baku, November 3, /Ternd/
United States urges the parties to find a diplomatic solution to
issues relating to the operation of the airport, in keeping with the
relevant international agreements, customary international law, and
the current practice between Armenia and Azerbaijan with respect to
civilian air travel, US State department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland
said at a briefing in Washington DC.
She also mentioned that the OSCE-Minsk group issued a statement on this.
"There was one on April 14th, 2011. There was another one just this
past July 2012, which represented the views of the United States,
France, and Russia in calling for a diplomatic solution", she added.
"We also, in those statements, reiterated that the operation of this
airport should not be used to support any claim of change in the
status of Nagorno-Karabakh", said Victoria Nuland.
Earlier, Armenian media reported the commissioning of the airport in Khankendi.
The action towards the commissioning of Khojaly airport in
Nagorno-Karabakh is dangerous. It violates international law and harms
the peaceful settlement of the conflict.
Earlier, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry urged all international
companies operating in Khojaly airport to immediately stop their
illegal activities in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
"Otherwise, the Azerbaijani side will take the appropriate steps,"
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev said earlier.
Commissioning the airport in Khankendi is an open violation of the
Convention on International Civil Aviation.
Azerbaijan has banned the use of the airspace of Nagorno-Karabakh
occupied by Armenia, as no one can guarantee a safe air corridor in
the area, the head of the Azerbaijani Civil Aviation Administration,
Arif Mammadov said earlier.
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the European
Civil Aviation Conference (ICAC) also support the position of
Azerbaijan on this issue.
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.
Nov 3 2012
US State Department: Issue on Khankandi airport must be settled in
accordance with international law
Azerbaijan, Baku, November 3, /Ternd/
United States urges the parties to find a diplomatic solution to
issues relating to the operation of the airport, in keeping with the
relevant international agreements, customary international law, and
the current practice between Armenia and Azerbaijan with respect to
civilian air travel, US State department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland
said at a briefing in Washington DC.
She also mentioned that the OSCE-Minsk group issued a statement on this.
"There was one on April 14th, 2011. There was another one just this
past July 2012, which represented the views of the United States,
France, and Russia in calling for a diplomatic solution", she added.
"We also, in those statements, reiterated that the operation of this
airport should not be used to support any claim of change in the
status of Nagorno-Karabakh", said Victoria Nuland.
Earlier, Armenian media reported the commissioning of the airport in Khankendi.
The action towards the commissioning of Khojaly airport in
Nagorno-Karabakh is dangerous. It violates international law and harms
the peaceful settlement of the conflict.
Earlier, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry urged all international
companies operating in Khojaly airport to immediately stop their
illegal activities in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
"Otherwise, the Azerbaijani side will take the appropriate steps,"
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev said earlier.
Commissioning the airport in Khankendi is an open violation of the
Convention on International Civil Aviation.
Azerbaijan has banned the use of the airspace of Nagorno-Karabakh
occupied by Armenia, as no one can guarantee a safe air corridor in
the area, the head of the Azerbaijani Civil Aviation Administration,
Arif Mammadov said earlier.
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the European
Civil Aviation Conference (ICAC) also support the position of
Azerbaijan on this issue.
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.