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AZERBAIJAN HAS NO RIGHT TO KARABAKH EITHER MORAL OR LEGAL
http://artsakhtert.com/eng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=795:a zerbaijan-has-no-right-to-karabakh-either-moral-or-legal&catid=3:all&Itemid=4
Friday, 28 September 2012 12:57
The scandal caused by the extradition of killer Safarov from Hungary
and his immediate pardon by the President of Azerbaijan raised a wave
of indignation in the world. Different countries and organizations
condemned this action; so did the international mediators dealing
with the Karabakh settlement process. All the three OSCE Minsk Group
co-chairing states - Russia, the U.S. and France - gave a very tough
assessment of the actions of the Azerbaijani authorities violating
the norms of morality and international law. In connection with
Safarov's case, both the Minsk Group co-chairs and the overwhelming
majority of political analysts and experts agreed that the process
of the peaceful settlement of the conflict had been dealt a serious
blow. Indeed, in these conditions, it is highly problematic to continue
the negotiations, and, perhaps, it will take much time to resuscitate
the peace process, if it is only possible.
We can firmly state that new factors associated with "safarovshina"
have appeared today in the settlement process. It has introduced a
completely different situation in the process, and to consider the
negotiations apart from the case of the Budapest killer is merely
impossible, which is realized by sensible politicians and experts.
Unfortunately, the official Baku does not seem to want to understand
this; it tries to ignore obvious things and continues to put a
good face on a bad situation. Evidence of this is an interview of
Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov, who has recently
commented on the issue of the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement for
journalists. According to him, "the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
must be restored, Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh should live together
with Azerbaijanis, and a model of autonomy for their coexistence
should be elaborated". And further: "We have never rejected the idea
of determining â~@~Kâ~@~Kthe status of Nagorno-Karabakh, but the
status can be discussed only after the return of Azerbaijanis to the
region". This is followed by a set of quite tired cliches from the
Azerbaijani propaganda arsenal regarding the territorial integrity
of Azerbaijan allegedly supported by the UN Security Council and
NATO, the non-constructivism of Armenia unwilling to reconsider its
position, etc. "The resolute statements they make (UN, NATO - ed.)
should be an open message for Armenia; it must understand and accept
this", states categorically Azimov. But, a reasonable question occurs:
does Azerbaijan accept the numerous "resolute statements" that there
is no alternative to a peaceful settlement of the conflict, which
are made by the same UN and NATO, as well as other international
structures? The ongoing militaristic policy of Baku is an eloquent
answer to this question.
Listening to Azerbaijani politicians of different rank, in this case
to Azimov, one cannot help feeling that they continue to live in a
fool's paradise, in a kind of parallel universe completely detached
from the reality. Otherwise, the same Azimov would not offer right now,
without wasting time, to make immediately a daily schedule of measures
on the conflict resolution, which, as he said, "should reflect all
the issues of both the Armenian party's and our concern".
Meanwhile, the logic of the settlement process and the life itself
require an objective assessment of the current realities and,
therefore, an adequate behavior of the peace process' participants,
and first of all, Azerbaijan. For it is evident that to build a scheme
of the Karabakh conflict settlement on illusions, without consideration
of the objective processes of evolution of both the conflict and the
modern world is absurd and even dangerous. But, has Azerbaijan really
detached from the reality? Surely, not. It has its own, in a purely
Azerbaijani understanding, reality, which has nothing to do with the
civilized and peaceful coexistence of neighboring nations.
If Azerbaijan were really interested in a peaceful settlement of the
conflict, it would negotiate with the NKR to discuss all the issues,
which, according to Azimov "concern both the Armenian party and us".
But, the matter is that the real goal of Azerbaijan is hidden behind
its "right" words on peaceful co-existence of Armenians and Azeris in
Nagorno-Karabakh. And it has a single goal - to drive Armenians out of
Nagorno-Karabakh or simply to eliminate them. Azimov himself clearly
realizes that the proposal to return Azerbaijanis to Karabakh, even
accepting the possibility of fulfilling such a plan, will lead not to
peace, but to a new war. Today, the contradictions between the Armenian
and Azerbaijani people are too deep, which was reconfirmed by the story
of murderer Safarov's release, and it will take time to overcome them.
And still... And still we see the irrepressible desire of the
Azerbaijani party to throw dust in the eyes of the international
community, portraying itself as a dove of peace with an olive branch in
its beak. Without being embarrassed even by the fact that the scandal
with Safarov, which received international resonance, exposed to the
international community the ulcers of the Azerbaijani society suffering
from pathological hatred towards the Armenian people. The state,
in which extradition and pardon of a killer is called a diplomatic
triumph, in which the murder of an Armenian is not a crime, has
no moral right to claim for Nagorno-Karabakh. It hasn't either any
legal right to demand that the international community subordinate
the independent NKR to its jurisdiction.
From: Baghdasarian
http://artsakhtert.com/eng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=795:a zerbaijan-has-no-right-to-karabakh-either-moral-or-legal&catid=3:all&Itemid=4
Friday, 28 September 2012 12:57
The scandal caused by the extradition of killer Safarov from Hungary
and his immediate pardon by the President of Azerbaijan raised a wave
of indignation in the world. Different countries and organizations
condemned this action; so did the international mediators dealing
with the Karabakh settlement process. All the three OSCE Minsk Group
co-chairing states - Russia, the U.S. and France - gave a very tough
assessment of the actions of the Azerbaijani authorities violating
the norms of morality and international law. In connection with
Safarov's case, both the Minsk Group co-chairs and the overwhelming
majority of political analysts and experts agreed that the process
of the peaceful settlement of the conflict had been dealt a serious
blow. Indeed, in these conditions, it is highly problematic to continue
the negotiations, and, perhaps, it will take much time to resuscitate
the peace process, if it is only possible.
We can firmly state that new factors associated with "safarovshina"
have appeared today in the settlement process. It has introduced a
completely different situation in the process, and to consider the
negotiations apart from the case of the Budapest killer is merely
impossible, which is realized by sensible politicians and experts.
Unfortunately, the official Baku does not seem to want to understand
this; it tries to ignore obvious things and continues to put a
good face on a bad situation. Evidence of this is an interview of
Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov, who has recently
commented on the issue of the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement for
journalists. According to him, "the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
must be restored, Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh should live together
with Azerbaijanis, and a model of autonomy for their coexistence
should be elaborated". And further: "We have never rejected the idea
of determining â~@~Kâ~@~Kthe status of Nagorno-Karabakh, but the
status can be discussed only after the return of Azerbaijanis to the
region". This is followed by a set of quite tired cliches from the
Azerbaijani propaganda arsenal regarding the territorial integrity
of Azerbaijan allegedly supported by the UN Security Council and
NATO, the non-constructivism of Armenia unwilling to reconsider its
position, etc. "The resolute statements they make (UN, NATO - ed.)
should be an open message for Armenia; it must understand and accept
this", states categorically Azimov. But, a reasonable question occurs:
does Azerbaijan accept the numerous "resolute statements" that there
is no alternative to a peaceful settlement of the conflict, which
are made by the same UN and NATO, as well as other international
structures? The ongoing militaristic policy of Baku is an eloquent
answer to this question.
Listening to Azerbaijani politicians of different rank, in this case
to Azimov, one cannot help feeling that they continue to live in a
fool's paradise, in a kind of parallel universe completely detached
from the reality. Otherwise, the same Azimov would not offer right now,
without wasting time, to make immediately a daily schedule of measures
on the conflict resolution, which, as he said, "should reflect all
the issues of both the Armenian party's and our concern".
Meanwhile, the logic of the settlement process and the life itself
require an objective assessment of the current realities and,
therefore, an adequate behavior of the peace process' participants,
and first of all, Azerbaijan. For it is evident that to build a scheme
of the Karabakh conflict settlement on illusions, without consideration
of the objective processes of evolution of both the conflict and the
modern world is absurd and even dangerous. But, has Azerbaijan really
detached from the reality? Surely, not. It has its own, in a purely
Azerbaijani understanding, reality, which has nothing to do with the
civilized and peaceful coexistence of neighboring nations.
If Azerbaijan were really interested in a peaceful settlement of the
conflict, it would negotiate with the NKR to discuss all the issues,
which, according to Azimov "concern both the Armenian party and us".
But, the matter is that the real goal of Azerbaijan is hidden behind
its "right" words on peaceful co-existence of Armenians and Azeris in
Nagorno-Karabakh. And it has a single goal - to drive Armenians out of
Nagorno-Karabakh or simply to eliminate them. Azimov himself clearly
realizes that the proposal to return Azerbaijanis to Karabakh, even
accepting the possibility of fulfilling such a plan, will lead not to
peace, but to a new war. Today, the contradictions between the Armenian
and Azerbaijani people are too deep, which was reconfirmed by the story
of murderer Safarov's release, and it will take time to overcome them.
And still... And still we see the irrepressible desire of the
Azerbaijani party to throw dust in the eyes of the international
community, portraying itself as a dove of peace with an olive branch in
its beak. Without being embarrassed even by the fact that the scandal
with Safarov, which received international resonance, exposed to the
international community the ulcers of the Azerbaijani society suffering
from pathological hatred towards the Armenian people. The state,
in which extradition and pardon of a killer is called a diplomatic
triumph, in which the murder of an Armenian is not a crime, has
no moral right to claim for Nagorno-Karabakh. It hasn't either any
legal right to demand that the international community subordinate
the independent NKR to its jurisdiction.
From: Baghdasarian