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FOREIGN MINISTRY: ANY ACTIONS IN AZERBAIJAN'S OCCUPIED TERRITORIES ARE ILLEGAL
Trend
Oct 2 2012
Azerbaijan
Any actions in Azerbaijan's occupied territories are illegal and
have a negative impact on the negotiation process on Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict settlement, spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry
Elman Abdullayev told media today. He was commenting on the information
of commissioning the airport in Khankendi earlier spread by Armenian
media.
"The international community must express its position on the issue,"
he said. "The international community must also focus on Armenia's
illegal actions."
"Armenia's actions, that is, opening the airport in Khankendi
contradicts the international conventions, in particular the Chicago
Convention on Civil Aviation," Abdullayev said.
"The international community must not ignore the fact, directed
against Azerbaijan's sovereignty," he said.
"Armenia is trying by all means to maintain the status quo in
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. OSCE, UN and other international
organizations must also voice their opinion and force Armenia to
liberate Azerbaijan's territory for regional peace to be restored,"
Abdullayev said. He was commenting on Armenian Foreign Minister's
statement made at the UN General Assembly.
Commissioning of an airport in Khankendi is an open violation of the
Convention on International Civil Aviation [signed in Chicago on Dec.7,
1944], Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said earlier.
Therefore, Azerbaijan will intensify work in legal sphere on applying
the Chicago Convention, Azimov said.
Azerbaijan has banned the use of the airspace of Nagorno-Karabakh
occupied by Armenia, as no one can guarantee flight safety in the
area, the head of the Azerbaijani Civil Aviation Administration, Arif
Mammadov, told the New Azerbaijan party's official website earlier.
He said Armenia's steps directed to the operation of the airport in
Khankendi are attempts to violate international legal norms. This
air space belongs to Azerbaijan, so its use by Armenia is impossible.
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the European
Civil Aviation Conference (ICAC) also support the position of
Azerbaijan on this issue.
President Serzh Sargsyan promised to be the first passenger which
will fly from Khankendi.
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.
From: Baghdasarian
Trend
Oct 2 2012
Azerbaijan
Any actions in Azerbaijan's occupied territories are illegal and
have a negative impact on the negotiation process on Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict settlement, spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry
Elman Abdullayev told media today. He was commenting on the information
of commissioning the airport in Khankendi earlier spread by Armenian
media.
"The international community must express its position on the issue,"
he said. "The international community must also focus on Armenia's
illegal actions."
"Armenia's actions, that is, opening the airport in Khankendi
contradicts the international conventions, in particular the Chicago
Convention on Civil Aviation," Abdullayev said.
"The international community must not ignore the fact, directed
against Azerbaijan's sovereignty," he said.
"Armenia is trying by all means to maintain the status quo in
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. OSCE, UN and other international
organizations must also voice their opinion and force Armenia to
liberate Azerbaijan's territory for regional peace to be restored,"
Abdullayev said. He was commenting on Armenian Foreign Minister's
statement made at the UN General Assembly.
Commissioning of an airport in Khankendi is an open violation of the
Convention on International Civil Aviation [signed in Chicago on Dec.7,
1944], Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said earlier.
Therefore, Azerbaijan will intensify work in legal sphere on applying
the Chicago Convention, Azimov said.
Azerbaijan has banned the use of the airspace of Nagorno-Karabakh
occupied by Armenia, as no one can guarantee flight safety in the
area, the head of the Azerbaijani Civil Aviation Administration, Arif
Mammadov, told the New Azerbaijan party's official website earlier.
He said Armenia's steps directed to the operation of the airport in
Khankendi are attempts to violate international legal norms. This
air space belongs to Azerbaijan, so its use by Armenia is impossible.
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the European
Civil Aviation Conference (ICAC) also support the position of
Azerbaijan on this issue.
President Serzh Sargsyan promised to be the first passenger which
will fly from Khankendi.
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.
From: Baghdasarian