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PACE PANEL SIGNS DECLARATION ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
June 3 2013
3 JUNE 2013, 12:09 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
The search for a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
is a commitment undertaken by Armenia and Azerbaijan upon their
accession to the Council of Europe, says a declaration signed by
the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Standing
Committee during a meeting in Yerevan on May 31.
"In this context, we express our full support to the negotiations
within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group, on the basis of the
'Madrid principles' which establish a framework for resolving the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," the declaration said.
The Assembly urges Armenia and Azerbaijan to seize the opportunity
offered by their respective chairmanships of the Committee of Ministers
of the Council of Europe, to promote reconciliation between these
two member states and their populations, as well as to intensify the
search, in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group, for a solution to
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"Our Assembly is ready to do everything it can, through parliamentary
diplomacy, to facilitate dialogue and establish a climate of trust
between parliamentarians from both member states," the declaration
reads.
Also, during a visit to Azerbaijan, PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon
expressed an expectation that a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict could be reached this year. He noted that in 2013, Azerbaijan
and Armenia will chair the CoE Committee of Ministers, and it will
create a good chance for both countries to find a solution to the
conflict.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the peace
treaty between France and Germany, and such peace can be achieved
between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Mignon said.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict emerged in 1988 when Armenia made
territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Since a lengthy war in the early
1990s that displaced over one million Azerbaijanis, Armenian armed
forces have occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally
recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent
regions. The UN Security Council has adopted four resolutions on
Armenia's withdrawal from the Azerbaijani territory, but Armenia has
not followed them to this day.
Russia, France and the U.S. have long been working to broker a
solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through the Minsk Group,
but their efforts have been largely fruitless so far.
Peace talks 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
June 3 2013
3 JUNE 2013, 12:09 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
The search for a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
is a commitment undertaken by Armenia and Azerbaijan upon their
accession to the Council of Europe, says a declaration signed by
the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Standing
Committee during a meeting in Yerevan on May 31.
"In this context, we express our full support to the negotiations
within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group, on the basis of the
'Madrid principles' which establish a framework for resolving the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," the declaration said.
The Assembly urges Armenia and Azerbaijan to seize the opportunity
offered by their respective chairmanships of the Committee of Ministers
of the Council of Europe, to promote reconciliation between these
two member states and their populations, as well as to intensify the
search, in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group, for a solution to
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"Our Assembly is ready to do everything it can, through parliamentary
diplomacy, to facilitate dialogue and establish a climate of trust
between parliamentarians from both member states," the declaration
reads.
Also, during a visit to Azerbaijan, PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon
expressed an expectation that a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict could be reached this year. He noted that in 2013, Azerbaijan
and Armenia will chair the CoE Committee of Ministers, and it will
create a good chance for both countries to find a solution to the
conflict.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the peace
treaty between France and Germany, and such peace can be achieved
between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Mignon said.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict emerged in 1988 when Armenia made
territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Since a lengthy war in the early
1990s that displaced over one million Azerbaijanis, Armenian armed
forces have occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally
recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent
regions. The UN Security Council has adopted four resolutions on
Armenia's withdrawal from the Azerbaijani territory, but Armenia has
not followed them to this day.
Russia, France and the U.S. have long been working to broker a
solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through the Minsk Group,
but their efforts have been largely fruitless so far.
Peace talks 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