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ARMENIA TAKES A NON-CONSTRUCTIVE POSITION IN NEGOTIATION PROCESS - FM
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
April 16 2013
By Sara Rajabova
The Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was discussed
during the visit of Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office
Andrey Deshitsa to Baku.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received on Monday a
delegation led by Deshitsa, the ministry said in a statement.
During the meeting, the sides exchanged views over the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution, the OSCE Chairman's forthcoming
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 a 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 mediating 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 the fair position of
Azerbaijan on this issue.
Earlier, Armenian media reported about the commissioning of the
airport in Khojaly.
Commissioning the airport in Khojaly is an open violation of the
Convention on International Civil Aviation, the Azerbaijani Foreign
Ministry said earlier.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the European
Civil Aviation Conference (ICAC) support the position of Azerbaijan on
this issue.
Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev met with OSCE Special Envoy
Deshitsa on the same day. Political and military situation in the
South Caucasus, as well as Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, were discussed
at the meeting.
Deshitsa visited Azerbaijan on April 14-15 to discuss the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict emerged in 1988 when Armenia made
territorial claims against the neighboring country. Since a lengthy
war between the two South Caucasus countries that displaced over a
million Azerbaijanis and ended with the signing of a precarious
cease-fire in 1994, Armenian armed forces have occupied over 20
percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Peace talks brokered by Minsk Group co-chairs representing the United
States, Russia and France have been largely fruitless so far.
The negotiations are underway on the basis of a peace outline proposed
by the Minsk Group co-chairs and dubbed the Madrid Principles, also
known as Basic Principles. The document envisions a return of the
territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijani control;
determining the final legal status of Nagorno-Karabakh; a corridor
linking Armenia to the region; and the right of all internally
displaced persons to return home.
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
April 16 2013
By Sara Rajabova
The Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was discussed
during the visit of Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office
Andrey Deshitsa to Baku.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received on Monday a
delegation led by Deshitsa, the ministry said in a statement.
During the meeting, the sides exchanged views over the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution, the OSCE Chairman's forthcoming
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 a 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 mediating 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 the fair position of
Azerbaijan on this issue.
Earlier, Armenian media reported about the commissioning of the
airport in Khojaly.
Commissioning the airport in Khojaly is an open violation of the
Convention on International Civil Aviation, the Azerbaijani Foreign
Ministry said earlier.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the European
Civil Aviation Conference (ICAC) support the position of Azerbaijan on
this issue.
Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev met with OSCE Special Envoy
Deshitsa on the same day. Political and military situation in the
South Caucasus, as well as Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, were discussed
at the meeting.
Deshitsa visited Azerbaijan on April 14-15 to discuss the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict emerged in 1988 when Armenia made
territorial claims against the neighboring country. Since a lengthy
war between the two South Caucasus countries that displaced over a
million Azerbaijanis and ended with the signing of a precarious
cease-fire in 1994, Armenian armed forces have occupied over 20
percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Peace talks brokered by Minsk Group co-chairs representing the United
States, Russia and France have been largely fruitless so far.
The negotiations are underway on the basis of a peace outline proposed
by the Minsk Group co-chairs and dubbed the Madrid Principles, also
known as Basic Principles. The document envisions a return of the
territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijani control;
determining the final legal status of Nagorno-Karabakh; a corridor
linking Armenia to the region; and the right of all internally
displaced persons to return home.