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Interfax, Russia
January 20, 2013 Sunday 3:12 PM MSK
Armenian authorities use Karabakh conflict to prolong their stay in power - Baku
BAKU. Jan 20
The leadership of Armenia is using the Nagorno Karabakh conflict with
the purpose of remaining in power, deputy head of the Azerbaijani
presidential administration Novruz Mamedov believes.
"The authorities in Armenia are using the Nagorno Karabakh conflict to
prolong their rule. They are dragging out the negotiating process but
blaming Azerbaijan for that. The international community realizes that
the true problem lies in the leadership of Armenia," Mamedov said to
journalists on Sunday.
He placed the responsibility for the conflict on official Yerevan.
"Azerbaijan has always tried to settle the conflict by peaceful means
and through talks. We demonstrated that to the world community and
cochairmen of the OSCE Minsk group," he said.
In Mamedov's opinion, Armenian President Serzh Sargsian by accusing
official Baku is trying to win voters' support ahead of the
presidential election. "These steps will have tragic consequences for
the Armenian people. The incumbent authorities in Armenia are ready to
sacrifice even their own people to their objectives," he said.
Speaking of the intentions of the Armenian side to commission Khojaly
(Stepanakert) airport in Nagorno Karabakh Mamedov said this will have
a negative impact on the negotiating process.
"The international community and the International Organization of
Civil Aviation know that commissioning the airport in Hojaly is
impermissible and contradicts the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
But so far they have not expressed their concrete stance on the
issue," he said.
First vice speaker of the Azerbaijani parliament Ziyafet Askerov told
reporters that any aircraft violating the air space of Azerbaijan will
be shot down by the national Air Force. "This is a unanimous decision
and we have declared it many times," he said.
"Flights over these territories are possible only with the permission
of the Azerbaijani side and Azerbaijan can consider this issue only
given the liberation of occupied territories," he said.
"Armenia must realize what this [violation of Azerbaijan's air space]
can mean to it. Any flights must be made with the permission of the
Azerbaijani side," chairman of the Azeri Community of Nagorno Karabakh
public association Bairam Safarov said.
He said that a meeting is due of the Azeri and Armenian communities of
Nagorno Karabakh but did not specify its time or palace. "Naturally,
the Armenian side is not taking any steps to hold the meeting, but it
will take place," Safarov added.
Ml
January 20, 2013 Sunday 3:12 PM MSK
Armenian authorities use Karabakh conflict to prolong their stay in power - Baku
BAKU. Jan 20
The leadership of Armenia is using the Nagorno Karabakh conflict with
the purpose of remaining in power, deputy head of the Azerbaijani
presidential administration Novruz Mamedov believes.
"The authorities in Armenia are using the Nagorno Karabakh conflict to
prolong their rule. They are dragging out the negotiating process but
blaming Azerbaijan for that. The international community realizes that
the true problem lies in the leadership of Armenia," Mamedov said to
journalists on Sunday.
He placed the responsibility for the conflict on official Yerevan.
"Azerbaijan has always tried to settle the conflict by peaceful means
and through talks. We demonstrated that to the world community and
cochairmen of the OSCE Minsk group," he said.
In Mamedov's opinion, Armenian President Serzh Sargsian by accusing
official Baku is trying to win voters' support ahead of the
presidential election. "These steps will have tragic consequences for
the Armenian people. The incumbent authorities in Armenia are ready to
sacrifice even their own people to their objectives," he said.
Speaking of the intentions of the Armenian side to commission Khojaly
(Stepanakert) airport in Nagorno Karabakh Mamedov said this will have
a negative impact on the negotiating process.
"The international community and the International Organization of
Civil Aviation know that commissioning the airport in Hojaly is
impermissible and contradicts the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
But so far they have not expressed their concrete stance on the
issue," he said.
First vice speaker of the Azerbaijani parliament Ziyafet Askerov told
reporters that any aircraft violating the air space of Azerbaijan will
be shot down by the national Air Force. "This is a unanimous decision
and we have declared it many times," he said.
"Flights over these territories are possible only with the permission
of the Azerbaijani side and Azerbaijan can consider this issue only
given the liberation of occupied territories," he said.
"Armenia must realize what this [violation of Azerbaijan's air space]
can mean to it. Any flights must be made with the permission of the
Azerbaijani side," chairman of the Azeri Community of Nagorno Karabakh
public association Bairam Safarov said.
He said that a meeting is due of the Azeri and Armenian communities of
Nagorno Karabakh but did not specify its time or palace. "Naturally,
the Armenian side is not taking any steps to hold the meeting, but it
will take place," Safarov added.
Ml