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ARMENIA WARNS OF TOUGH RESPONSE TO AZERBAIJANI PROVOCATIONS ALONG CONTACT LINE
YEREVAN, November 20. /ARKA/. Armenian Minister of Defense Seyran
Ohanyan said Armenia's response to all provocations along the line
of contact will be tough.
Despite continuous efforts by international community, OSCE Minsk Group
in particular, and despite Armenia's contractive stance, Azerbaijan
remains an advocate of military solution to the conflict, Ohanyan
said at a scientific conference on security issues held in Yerevan,
ArmNews TV channel reports.
Armenian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Shavarsh Kocharyan said
that Baku's unwillingness to negotiate directly with Nagorno-Karabakh
Republic means that Baku does not want to settle the conflict.
The Karabakh conflict started in 1988 when prevailingly Armenian
population of Nagorno-Karabakh declared withdrawal from Azerbaijan.
99.89% of population of Nagorno-Karabakh voted for independence from
Azerbaijan in a referendum held on December 10, 1991.
Azerbaijan responded by large-scale military operations that led
to loss of control not only over Nagorno-Karabakh itself, but also
over seven adjoining areas. About 25-30 thousands people were killed
and about a million had to leave their homes during the military
operations.
A trilateral cease-fire agreement was signed on May 12, 2004, and
has been followed since then.
The ongoing Karabakh peace process started in 1992 under auspices of
OSCE Minsk Group. -0-
YEREVAN, November 20. /ARKA/. Armenian Minister of Defense Seyran
Ohanyan said Armenia's response to all provocations along the line
of contact will be tough.
Despite continuous efforts by international community, OSCE Minsk Group
in particular, and despite Armenia's contractive stance, Azerbaijan
remains an advocate of military solution to the conflict, Ohanyan
said at a scientific conference on security issues held in Yerevan,
ArmNews TV channel reports.
Armenian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Shavarsh Kocharyan said
that Baku's unwillingness to negotiate directly with Nagorno-Karabakh
Republic means that Baku does not want to settle the conflict.
The Karabakh conflict started in 1988 when prevailingly Armenian
population of Nagorno-Karabakh declared withdrawal from Azerbaijan.
99.89% of population of Nagorno-Karabakh voted for independence from
Azerbaijan in a referendum held on December 10, 1991.
Azerbaijan responded by large-scale military operations that led
to loss of control not only over Nagorno-Karabakh itself, but also
over seven adjoining areas. About 25-30 thousands people were killed
and about a million had to leave their homes during the military
operations.
A trilateral cease-fire agreement was signed on May 12, 2004, and
has been followed since then.
The ongoing Karabakh peace process started in 1992 under auspices of
OSCE Minsk Group. -0-