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Nov 23 2012
Armenian former FM tries to prevent International Forum in Baku
Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 23 / Trend M. Aliyev /
Armenian former Foreign Minister, Chairman of the Heritage party Raffi
Hovhannisyan has today tried to prevent the seventh session of the
General Assembly of the International Forum of Asian Political Parties
(ICAPP), held in Baku.
When the declaration was read out at the forum, Hovhannisyan suddenly
came up to the podium and expressed his desire to speak without
permission. The individuals, presiding at the meeting, urged him to
maintain discipline, but Hovhannisyan began to shout and voice
irrelevant accusations.
An Azerbaijani delegation and representatives of most other countries,
participating in the event, expressed their protest against
Hovhannisyan's violating the order.
The declaration supports Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and the UN
Security Council's resolution on the Azerbaijani occupied territories.
In his speech Hovhannisyan has also made separatist statements. The
representatives of the Azerbaijani ruling and opposition parties
expressed protest.
Roughly 200 representatives from 35 countries participated in the
seventh General Assembly of the International Conference of Asian
Political Parties (ICAPP) which started in Baku on Thursday.
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 Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding
regions.
http://en.trend.az/news/politics/2091594.html
Nov 23 2012
Armenian former FM tries to prevent International Forum in Baku
Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 23 / Trend M. Aliyev /
Armenian former Foreign Minister, Chairman of the Heritage party Raffi
Hovhannisyan has today tried to prevent the seventh session of the
General Assembly of the International Forum of Asian Political Parties
(ICAPP), held in Baku.
When the declaration was read out at the forum, Hovhannisyan suddenly
came up to the podium and expressed his desire to speak without
permission. The individuals, presiding at the meeting, urged him to
maintain discipline, but Hovhannisyan began to shout and voice
irrelevant accusations.
An Azerbaijani delegation and representatives of most other countries,
participating in the event, expressed their protest against
Hovhannisyan's violating the order.
The declaration supports Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and the UN
Security Council's resolution on the Azerbaijani occupied territories.
In his speech Hovhannisyan has also made separatist statements. The
representatives of the Azerbaijani ruling and opposition parties
expressed protest.
Roughly 200 representatives from 35 countries participated in the
seventh General Assembly of the International Conference of Asian
Political Parties (ICAPP) which started in Baku on Thursday.
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 Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding
regions.
http://en.trend.az/news/politics/2091594.html