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FM: ANY INITIATIVE ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH WILL STAY ON NEGOTIATING TABLE UNTIL ARMENIAN PULLOUT
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
July 17 2013
17 July 2013, 16:58 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
Any initiative on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement will remain
on the negotiating table until Armenian armed forces are withdrawn from
the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister
Elmar Mammadyarov said at a briefing on July 17 while commenting on
Iran's repeated initiatives to mediate in the long-standing dispute.
"Azerbaijan at every opportunity raises the issue of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and will continue to
do so," Mammadyarov said.
"The [mediating OSCE Minsk Group] co-chairing countries continue
working in this area, but unfortunately, without result," he said.
"Azerbaijan is dissatisfied with the activity of the OSCE Minsk Group."
Mammadyarov added that Azerbaijan welcomes any initiatives and efforts
to resolve the conflict.
Recently, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Araghchi reiterated
Iran's repeated suggestions on mediating the Nagorno-Karabakh
settlement, saying Tehran is ready to become a mediator in the
conflict resolution. He noted that the conflict must be resolved
through negotiations.
According to Araghchi, the conflict parties are interested in
resolving the conflict with the aid of the Minsk Group, but if there
is willingness of the conflict parties, Iran is also ready to assist
in solving the problem.
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.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on a pullout from the occupied territories.
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.
From: Baghdasarian
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
July 17 2013
17 July 2013, 16:58 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
Any initiative on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement will remain
on the negotiating table until Armenian armed forces are withdrawn from
the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister
Elmar Mammadyarov said at a briefing on July 17 while commenting on
Iran's repeated initiatives to mediate in the long-standing dispute.
"Azerbaijan at every opportunity raises the issue of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and will continue to
do so," Mammadyarov said.
"The [mediating OSCE Minsk Group] co-chairing countries continue
working in this area, but unfortunately, without result," he said.
"Azerbaijan is dissatisfied with the activity of the OSCE Minsk Group."
Mammadyarov added that Azerbaijan welcomes any initiatives and efforts
to resolve the conflict.
Recently, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Araghchi reiterated
Iran's repeated suggestions on mediating the Nagorno-Karabakh
settlement, saying Tehran is ready to become a mediator in the
conflict resolution. He noted that the conflict must be resolved
through negotiations.
According to Araghchi, the conflict parties are interested in
resolving the conflict with the aid of the Minsk Group, but if there
is willingness of the conflict parties, Iran is also ready to assist
in solving the problem.
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.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on a pullout from the occupied territories.
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.
From: Baghdasarian