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MINISTER: OSCE SHOULD INCREASE ITS EFFORTS IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Trend, Azerbaijan
April 15 2013
Azerbaijan, Baku, April 15 / Trend /
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received on Monday a
delegation led by the Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office
Andrey Deshitsa, a statement released by the press service of the
Ministry said.
During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the issues of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution, the OSCE
Chairman's visit to Azerbaijan and other issues on the agenda of the
OSCE.
Mammadyarov said the delay in the settlement of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict is the main obstacle to peace and
stability in the region, and noted the importance of the withdrawal of
Armenian forces from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
The minister noted that the political leadership of Armenia takes a
non-constructive position in the negotiation process and stressed the
importance of increasing the OSCE Minsk Group's efforts in the
settlement process.
Commenting on the commissioning of the Khojaly airport, Mammadyarov
said such a move would be a serious violation of the Chicago
Convention, and the international law reflects a fair position of
Azerbaijan on this issue.
Earlier, Armenian media reported about the commissioning of the
airport in Khojaly.
Commissioning the airport in Khojaly s an open violation of the
Convention on International Civil Aviation, the Azerbaijani foreign
ministry reported earlier.
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 Khojaly 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.
Trend, Azerbaijan
April 15 2013
Azerbaijan, Baku, April 15 / Trend /
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received on Monday a
delegation led by the Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office
Andrey Deshitsa, a statement released by the press service of the
Ministry said.
During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the issues of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution, the OSCE
Chairman's visit to Azerbaijan and other issues on the agenda of the
OSCE.
Mammadyarov said the delay in the settlement of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict is the main obstacle to peace and
stability in the region, and noted the importance of the withdrawal of
Armenian forces from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
The minister noted that the political leadership of Armenia takes a
non-constructive position in the negotiation process and stressed the
importance of increasing the OSCE Minsk Group's efforts in the
settlement process.
Commenting on the commissioning of the Khojaly airport, Mammadyarov
said such a move would be a serious violation of the Chicago
Convention, and the international law reflects a fair position of
Azerbaijan on this issue.
Earlier, Armenian media reported about the commissioning of the
airport in Khojaly.
Commissioning the airport in Khojaly s an open violation of the
Convention on International Civil Aviation, the Azerbaijani foreign
ministry reported earlier.
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 Khojaly 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.