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AZERI LEADER BLAMES DEADLOCK IN KARABAKH TALKS ON ARMENIA, MEDIATORS
APA, Azerbaijan
March 20 2012
Baku, 20 march: "The most painful problem for our country, the
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagornyy Karabakh, unfortunately still
remains unresolved. The main reasons for this are the non-constructive
position of Armenia and a kind of indifferent attitude of the mediators
to this issue, despite quite strong statements were made," Azerbaijani
President Ilham Aliyev said at the Novruz holiday celebrations in Baku.
The president recalled the statement made by the heads of state of
the countries that co-chair the OSCE Minsk Group, which said that
the status-quo was unacceptable and had to change.
"However, no step has been actually taken. Armenia is of course
interested in maintaining this neither war nor peace situation as
long as possible. However, this does not suit us. Azerbaijan uses and
will use all means available to attain progress and development in
the negotiations and for the matter [Nagornyy Karabakh conflict] to
be resolved soon and Azerbaijan's territorial integrity to be restored.
But of course, all efforts for resolving this issue have to be based
on international legal norms. No effort should be made beyond these
norms," he said.
[Passage omitted: Aliyev says Azerbaijan is getting stronger and the
Karabakh will be resolved in Azerbaijan's favour.]
[Translated from Azeri]
APA, Azerbaijan
March 20 2012
Baku, 20 march: "The most painful problem for our country, the
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagornyy Karabakh, unfortunately still
remains unresolved. The main reasons for this are the non-constructive
position of Armenia and a kind of indifferent attitude of the mediators
to this issue, despite quite strong statements were made," Azerbaijani
President Ilham Aliyev said at the Novruz holiday celebrations in Baku.
The president recalled the statement made by the heads of state of
the countries that co-chair the OSCE Minsk Group, which said that
the status-quo was unacceptable and had to change.
"However, no step has been actually taken. Armenia is of course
interested in maintaining this neither war nor peace situation as
long as possible. However, this does not suit us. Azerbaijan uses and
will use all means available to attain progress and development in
the negotiations and for the matter [Nagornyy Karabakh conflict] to
be resolved soon and Azerbaijan's territorial integrity to be restored.
But of course, all efforts for resolving this issue have to be based
on international legal norms. No effort should be made beyond these
norms," he said.
[Passage omitted: Aliyev says Azerbaijan is getting stronger and the
Karabakh will be resolved in Azerbaijan's favour.]
[Translated from Azeri]