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Journal of Turkish Weekly
Oct 6 2012
Turkish Foreign Ministry: Opening Airport in Khankendi - Armenia's Provocation
Saturday, 6 October 2012
Turkish Foreign Ministry made a statement condemning opening of an
airport in Khankendi by Armenia and calls it as Armenian side's
provocation, Turkish Foreign Ministry's website reported.
The statement says that Armenia's decision to open an airport in
Khankendi harms the process of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
resolution and is open provocation of Armenia.
Turkish Foreign Ministry urged Armenia to be wise and abandon the
actions that will be an obstacle to the development of the region.
Armenian media outlets reported about commissioning of the airport in Khankendi.
As Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry representatives said, opening the
airport in Khankendi contradicts the international conventions, in
particular the Chicago Convention on Civil Aviation.
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.
Saturday, 6 October 2012
From: A. Papazian
Oct 6 2012
Turkish Foreign Ministry: Opening Airport in Khankendi - Armenia's Provocation
Saturday, 6 October 2012
Turkish Foreign Ministry made a statement condemning opening of an
airport in Khankendi by Armenia and calls it as Armenian side's
provocation, Turkish Foreign Ministry's website reported.
The statement says that Armenia's decision to open an airport in
Khankendi harms the process of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
resolution and is open provocation of Armenia.
Turkish Foreign Ministry urged Armenia to be wise and abandon the
actions that will be an obstacle to the development of the region.
Armenian media outlets reported about commissioning of the airport in Khankendi.
As Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry representatives said, opening the
airport in Khankendi contradicts the international conventions, in
particular the Chicago Convention on Civil Aviation.
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.
Saturday, 6 October 2012
From: A. Papazian