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REOPENING OF STEPANAKERT AIRPORT WILL FURTHER THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS, NKR FM TELLS THE UN
armradio.am
00:51 13.11.20120
The letter of the NKR Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan was circulated
as a document of the General Assembly and Security Council in the
United Nations Organization.
According to the letter, Azerbaijan has started a fraudulent campaign
aimed at misleading the international community and justifying
its policy of using force or threat of force against the people of
Nagorno Karabakh.
Reopening of the Stepanakert airport is the sovereign right of the
NKR and pursues solely civilian and humanitarian objectives, including
realization of such a basic human right as freedom of movement.
Freedom of movement of the civilian population of the NKR along with
other human rights outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other core international instruments have already been
continuously and vehemently undermined by the ongoing Azerbaijani
blockade. This stance of Azerbaijan is a clear manifestation of
its upright disregard for human rights and fundamental freedoms as
a continuation of its policy of collective punishment of civilian
population, reads the letter of the NKR Foreign Minister.
The threats of Azerbaijan to shoot down civil aircrafts in particular,
violates the provisions of the Chicago Convention on International
Civil Aviation and runs counter to the commitments undertaken in the
framework of the negotiation process mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group
Co-Chair states, to reject any threat or use of force against civil
aircraft, pursue the matter through diplomatic steps, and refrain
from politicizing the issue.
Such threats, along with the statements on the highest level declaring
all Armenians of the world as enemy number one of Azerbaijan are
a vivid example of the long-established anti-Armenian hysteria
and xenophobia of the Azeri state policy. The pardon and nationwide
glorification of Ramil Safarov, Azerbaijani officer, who was convicted
to the life imprisonment in Hungary for perpetuating brutal hate crime,
a manslaughter, is the most shocking yet just recent manifestation
of this policy. In this context, my Government considers the steps
taken by the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in particular
declarations on undertaking "all necessary measures" in order to
prevent the functioning of the Stepanakert Airport along with previous
threats to shoot down civil planes as irresponsible and politically
charged actions, is mentioned in the letter.
Minister Mirzoyan called upon the UN Secretary General, the UN and
its specialized agencies, as well as all peace-loving Member States
to assist in the reopening of the Stepanakert airport in order to
ensure that the people of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic is able to
exercise their basic human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The NKR Foreign Minister expressed strong belief that the
rehabilitation of the Stepanakert airport will contribute to the
realization of aims and objectives of the Convention on International
Civil Aviation and may also serve as a confidence building measure
contributing towards progress in the negotiation process under the
auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs.
armradio.am
00:51 13.11.20120
The letter of the NKR Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan was circulated
as a document of the General Assembly and Security Council in the
United Nations Organization.
According to the letter, Azerbaijan has started a fraudulent campaign
aimed at misleading the international community and justifying
its policy of using force or threat of force against the people of
Nagorno Karabakh.
Reopening of the Stepanakert airport is the sovereign right of the
NKR and pursues solely civilian and humanitarian objectives, including
realization of such a basic human right as freedom of movement.
Freedom of movement of the civilian population of the NKR along with
other human rights outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other core international instruments have already been
continuously and vehemently undermined by the ongoing Azerbaijani
blockade. This stance of Azerbaijan is a clear manifestation of
its upright disregard for human rights and fundamental freedoms as
a continuation of its policy of collective punishment of civilian
population, reads the letter of the NKR Foreign Minister.
The threats of Azerbaijan to shoot down civil aircrafts in particular,
violates the provisions of the Chicago Convention on International
Civil Aviation and runs counter to the commitments undertaken in the
framework of the negotiation process mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group
Co-Chair states, to reject any threat or use of force against civil
aircraft, pursue the matter through diplomatic steps, and refrain
from politicizing the issue.
Such threats, along with the statements on the highest level declaring
all Armenians of the world as enemy number one of Azerbaijan are
a vivid example of the long-established anti-Armenian hysteria
and xenophobia of the Azeri state policy. The pardon and nationwide
glorification of Ramil Safarov, Azerbaijani officer, who was convicted
to the life imprisonment in Hungary for perpetuating brutal hate crime,
a manslaughter, is the most shocking yet just recent manifestation
of this policy. In this context, my Government considers the steps
taken by the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in particular
declarations on undertaking "all necessary measures" in order to
prevent the functioning of the Stepanakert Airport along with previous
threats to shoot down civil planes as irresponsible and politically
charged actions, is mentioned in the letter.
Minister Mirzoyan called upon the UN Secretary General, the UN and
its specialized agencies, as well as all peace-loving Member States
to assist in the reopening of the Stepanakert airport in order to
ensure that the people of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic is able to
exercise their basic human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The NKR Foreign Minister expressed strong belief that the
rehabilitation of the Stepanakert airport will contribute to the
realization of aims and objectives of the Convention on International
Civil Aviation and may also serve as a confidence building measure
contributing towards progress in the negotiation process under the
auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs.