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Trend, Azerbaijan
Sept 21 2012
Azerbaijani centre: Armenia's statements on airport in Khankendi
receive adequate response
Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 21 / Trend E. Mehdiyev /
Armenia has repeatedly voiced its intention to start exploiting the
airport in Khankendi, but it always gets a measured response, director
of the Centre for Strategic Studies under the Azerbaijani President
Farhad Mammadov told media today.
He recalled that the International Civil Aviation Organisations
directly stated that it is possible to use Azerbaijan's air space only
with its consent.
"Of course, Azerbaijan will not give its consent," he added. "On the
other hand, Azerbaijan strongly disagrees with the last statement of
the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen, in which opening the airport in
Khankendi is seen as a step that could help establish trust between
the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict."
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.
The Armenian side is planning to open the airport in Khankendi,
located in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. 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.
Sept 21 2012
Azerbaijani centre: Armenia's statements on airport in Khankendi
receive adequate response
Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 21 / Trend E. Mehdiyev /
Armenia has repeatedly voiced its intention to start exploiting the
airport in Khankendi, but it always gets a measured response, director
of the Centre for Strategic Studies under the Azerbaijani President
Farhad Mammadov told media today.
He recalled that the International Civil Aviation Organisations
directly stated that it is possible to use Azerbaijan's air space only
with its consent.
"Of course, Azerbaijan will not give its consent," he added. "On the
other hand, Azerbaijan strongly disagrees with the last statement of
the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen, in which opening the airport in
Khankendi is seen as a step that could help establish trust between
the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict."
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.
The Armenian side is planning to open the airport in Khankendi,
located in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. 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.