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Oct 27 2012
Nagorno-Karabakh Community: Azerbaijan to make appropriate response in
case of any flight from Khojaly Airport
Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct.27 / Trend /
If any flight is carried out from the Khojaly Airport, then
Azerbaijani government will take appropriate steps. If Armenian
president does not understand it theoretically, then practical steps
may be taken, Public Association "Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh
Community" said in its statement.
Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh Community believes that any activity in
the territory of the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan is possible
only after withdrawal of Armenian troops from the occupied
territories, return of the Azerbaijani people to their homes and after
ensuring peaceful coexistence of the Azerbaijani and Armenian
communities.
With such illegal actions Armenia nullifies the peace negotiations
within the OSCE Minsk Group, initiatives of the international
community to bring peace and cooperation to the region and
opportunities for communities' dialogue.
Earlier, Armenian media reported the commissioning of the airport in Khankendi.
The action towards the commissioning of Khojaly airport in
Nagorno-Karabakh is dangerous. It violates international law and harms
the peaceful settlement of the conflict.
Earlier, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry urged all international
companies operating in Khojaly airport to immediately stop their
illegal activities in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
"Otherwise, the Azerbaijani side will take the appropriate steps,"
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev said earlier.
Commissioning the airport in Khankendi is an open violation of the
Convention on International Civil Aviation.
Azerbaijan has banned the use of the airspace of Nagorno-Karabakh
occupied by Armenia, as no one can guarantee a safe air corridor in
the area, the head of the Azerbaijani Civil Aviation Administration,
Arif Mammadov said earlier.
He said Armenia's steps directed towards 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.
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.
http://en.trend.az/news/karabakh/2081130.html
Oct 27 2012
Nagorno-Karabakh Community: Azerbaijan to make appropriate response in
case of any flight from Khojaly Airport
Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct.27 / Trend /
If any flight is carried out from the Khojaly Airport, then
Azerbaijani government will take appropriate steps. If Armenian
president does not understand it theoretically, then practical steps
may be taken, Public Association "Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh
Community" said in its statement.
Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh Community believes that any activity in
the territory of the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan is possible
only after withdrawal of Armenian troops from the occupied
territories, return of the Azerbaijani people to their homes and after
ensuring peaceful coexistence of the Azerbaijani and Armenian
communities.
With such illegal actions Armenia nullifies the peace negotiations
within the OSCE Minsk Group, initiatives of the international
community to bring peace and cooperation to the region and
opportunities for communities' dialogue.
Earlier, Armenian media reported the commissioning of the airport in Khankendi.
The action towards the commissioning of Khojaly airport in
Nagorno-Karabakh is dangerous. It violates international law and harms
the peaceful settlement of the conflict.
Earlier, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry urged all international
companies operating in Khojaly airport to immediately stop their
illegal activities in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
"Otherwise, the Azerbaijani side will take the appropriate steps,"
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev said earlier.
Commissioning the airport in Khankendi is an open violation of the
Convention on International Civil Aviation.
Azerbaijan has banned the use of the airspace of Nagorno-Karabakh
occupied by Armenia, as no one can guarantee a safe air corridor in
the area, the head of the Azerbaijani Civil Aviation Administration,
Arif Mammadov said earlier.
He said Armenia's steps directed towards 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.
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.
http://en.trend.az/news/karabakh/2081130.html