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NAGORNO-KARABAKH COMMUNITY LEADER: AZERBAIJANI ARMY CAN FREE OCCUPIED LANDS
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
July 23 2013
23 July 2013, 19:03 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
Azerbaijan's armed forces today can not only free Nagorno-Karabakh,
but also restore the country's borders dating back to the beginning of
the last century, head of the Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh
Bayram Safarov said on July 23.
"The Azerbaijani army today is substantially different from the
one 20 years ago. Azerbaijan had no standing army at that time. But
today we have an army that is able to free the occupied territories,"
Safarov said in his speech at a ceremony held at the Alley of Martyrs
in Baku in connection with the 20th anniversary of the occupation of
Aghdam region by Armenian armed forces.
Armenia occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally
recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent
regions, after laying territorial claims against its South Caucasus
neighbor that sparked a lengthy war in the early 1990s. The UN Security
Council has adopted four resolutions on Armenian withdrawal, but they
have not been enforced to this day.
Safarov also noted that Armenia's current leadership does not want
peace.
"Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan knows that after several meetings
are held between the two communities, there will be no need for his
participation in the negotiations between Azerbaijanis and Armenians.
The Armenians will agree to live in Azerbaijan under a special status,"
Safarov said.
"We are ready to meet with all Armenians, every reasonable person
respecting Azerbaijan," the head of the community said. "We are not
against living together with the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh."
But he said, "They must respect the laws and the constitution of
Azerbaijan and must assume Azerbaijani citizenship. In this case,
they will be assigned the highest status."
Safarov also said that in case of the conflict settlement, the social
development of Nagorno-Karabakh will be supported.
The community leader expressed confidence in an imminent return of
the occupied regions of Azerbaijan. He also cited the state care for
refugees and internally displaced persons.
Also speaking at the ceremony, Azerbaijani parliament member Bakhtiyar
Aliyev stressed Azerbaijan's development. According to him, Azerbaijan
has become a guarantor of Europe's energy security under the leadership
of President Ilham Aliyev, the worthy successor of national leader
Heydar Aliyev's political course.
From: Baghdasarian
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
July 23 2013
23 July 2013, 19:03 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
Azerbaijan's armed forces today can not only free Nagorno-Karabakh,
but also restore the country's borders dating back to the beginning of
the last century, head of the Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh
Bayram Safarov said on July 23.
"The Azerbaijani army today is substantially different from the
one 20 years ago. Azerbaijan had no standing army at that time. But
today we have an army that is able to free the occupied territories,"
Safarov said in his speech at a ceremony held at the Alley of Martyrs
in Baku in connection with the 20th anniversary of the occupation of
Aghdam region by Armenian armed forces.
Armenia occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally
recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent
regions, after laying territorial claims against its South Caucasus
neighbor that sparked a lengthy war in the early 1990s. The UN Security
Council has adopted four resolutions on Armenian withdrawal, but they
have not been enforced to this day.
Safarov also noted that Armenia's current leadership does not want
peace.
"Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan knows that after several meetings
are held between the two communities, there will be no need for his
participation in the negotiations between Azerbaijanis and Armenians.
The Armenians will agree to live in Azerbaijan under a special status,"
Safarov said.
"We are ready to meet with all Armenians, every reasonable person
respecting Azerbaijan," the head of the community said. "We are not
against living together with the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh."
But he said, "They must respect the laws and the constitution of
Azerbaijan and must assume Azerbaijani citizenship. In this case,
they will be assigned the highest status."
Safarov also said that in case of the conflict settlement, the social
development of Nagorno-Karabakh will be supported.
The community leader expressed confidence in an imminent return of
the occupied regions of Azerbaijan. He also cited the state care for
refugees and internally displaced persons.
Also speaking at the ceremony, Azerbaijani parliament member Bakhtiyar
Aliyev stressed Azerbaijan's development. According to him, Azerbaijan
has become a guarantor of Europe's energy security under the leadership
of President Ilham Aliyev, the worthy successor of national leader
Heydar Aliyev's political course.
From: Baghdasarian