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Cihan News Agency (CNA) - Turkey
December 24, 2012 Monday
OSCE Minsk Group's Activity Cannot be Considered Positive, Ruling Party
BAKÜ (CIHAN)- The OSCE Minsk Group's work on the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict cannot be considered positive, deputy chairman and executive
secretary of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party Ali Ahmadov told the
media today.
"The Minsk Group has been working on this issue for over 20 years, and
it is failing to achieve its goals," he said. "Co-chairmanship does
not apply to three individuals, but rather to three different
countries. Azerbaijani society expects the Minsk Group and its
co-chairmen to adequately fulfill their mission on the settlement of
the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict."
"There is only one way," he said. "It is the liberation of occupied
Azerbaijani territories, the restoration of just peace in the South
Caucasus and most importantly, the assurance of Azerbaijan's
territorial integrity."
"I think that the Minsk Group has not fulfilled this task yet," he
said. "The co-chairmen did not take very serious actions towards the
fulfillment of their commitments. Azerbaijani society can not
appreciate the work of the Minsk Group and its co-chairmen as a whole.
I do not think that replacing one of the representatives of the
co-chairing countries will significantly change anything. However, we
always welcome innovations in the workings of the OSCE Minsk Group."
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 regarding the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
CIHAN
From: Baghdasarian
December 24, 2012 Monday
OSCE Minsk Group's Activity Cannot be Considered Positive, Ruling Party
BAKÜ (CIHAN)- The OSCE Minsk Group's work on the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict cannot be considered positive, deputy chairman and executive
secretary of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party Ali Ahmadov told the
media today.
"The Minsk Group has been working on this issue for over 20 years, and
it is failing to achieve its goals," he said. "Co-chairmanship does
not apply to three individuals, but rather to three different
countries. Azerbaijani society expects the Minsk Group and its
co-chairmen to adequately fulfill their mission on the settlement of
the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict."
"There is only one way," he said. "It is the liberation of occupied
Azerbaijani territories, the restoration of just peace in the South
Caucasus and most importantly, the assurance of Azerbaijan's
territorial integrity."
"I think that the Minsk Group has not fulfilled this task yet," he
said. "The co-chairmen did not take very serious actions towards the
fulfillment of their commitments. Azerbaijani society can not
appreciate the work of the Minsk Group and its co-chairmen as a whole.
I do not think that replacing one of the representatives of the
co-chairing countries will significantly change anything. However, we
always welcome innovations in the workings of the OSCE Minsk Group."
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 regarding the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
CIHAN
From: Baghdasarian