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Top official: Serzh Sargsyan's anti-Azerbaijani statements related to
election campaign
20 January 2013, 11:22 (GMT+04:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 20 / Trend M. Aliyev /
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's anti-Azerbaijani statements are
related to the election campaign and aimed at collecting votes, the
deputy head of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, head of
the foreign relations department Novruz Mammadov said on Sunday,
commenting on the negative statement of the president Sargsyan against
Azerbaijan in Yerevan.
"Unfortunately, the Government of Armenia uses people to their
advantage," Mammadov said.
"This statement of Sargsyan shows that he uses the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict as a tool for staying in power, and therefore blames
Azerbaijan for everything. However, the international community and
some Armenian circles understand that the responsibility for the
conflict lies with Yerevan," he noted.
Mammadov added that Azerbaijan seeks to resolve the conflict
peacefully and demonstrates it to the global community.
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.
election campaign
20 January 2013, 11:22 (GMT+04:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 20 / Trend M. Aliyev /
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's anti-Azerbaijani statements are
related to the election campaign and aimed at collecting votes, the
deputy head of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, head of
the foreign relations department Novruz Mammadov said on Sunday,
commenting on the negative statement of the president Sargsyan against
Azerbaijan in Yerevan.
"Unfortunately, the Government of Armenia uses people to their
advantage," Mammadov said.
"This statement of Sargsyan shows that he uses the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict as a tool for staying in power, and therefore blames
Azerbaijan for everything. However, the international community and
some Armenian circles understand that the responsibility for the
conflict lies with Yerevan," he noted.
Mammadov added that Azerbaijan seeks to resolve the conflict
peacefully and demonstrates it to the global community.
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.