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May 14 2013
Baku slams Armenian leader's statement on Nagorno-Karabakh
14 MAY 2013, 16:58 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman has severely criticized the
Armenian leader's recent remarks, saying that "to occupy the territory
of another country and try to look like the head of a peace-loving
country is at least not serious and cynical" in terms of respect for
international law.
Elman Abdullayev was commenting on the provocative statements made by
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan after a meeting with Belarusian
President Alexander Lukashenko.
"Banishing indigenous people from the occupied territories which
historically belonged to the Azerbaijanis first and then talking about
any international recognition of these territories is an attempt to
disguise the aggressive policy by cheap populism," Abdullayev told
Trend news agency.
During a joint briefing after meeting President Lukashenko on May 13,
Sargsyan said that "the people of Nagorno-Karabakh want international
recognition of its sovereignty." He was referring to the Armenians who
are running the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh republic in the
occupied Azerbaijani territories.
Abdullayev said that the territories occupied by Armenia are
Azerbaijan's native lands and have centuries-old culture and history.
"Strong Azerbaijan will return its occupied lands to the Azerbaijani
people as these lands historically belong to them," Abdullayev said.
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 caused a lengthy war in the early 1990s. Long-standing
efforts by US, Russian and French mediators have been largely
fruitless so far.
The UN Security Council has adopted four resolutions on Armenia's
withdrawal from the Azerbaijani territory, but they have not been
enforced to this day.
Peace negotiations are underway on the basis of a peace outline
proposed by the mediating OSCE 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.
May 14 2013
Baku slams Armenian leader's statement on Nagorno-Karabakh
14 MAY 2013, 16:58 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman has severely criticized the
Armenian leader's recent remarks, saying that "to occupy the territory
of another country and try to look like the head of a peace-loving
country is at least not serious and cynical" in terms of respect for
international law.
Elman Abdullayev was commenting on the provocative statements made by
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan after a meeting with Belarusian
President Alexander Lukashenko.
"Banishing indigenous people from the occupied territories which
historically belonged to the Azerbaijanis first and then talking about
any international recognition of these territories is an attempt to
disguise the aggressive policy by cheap populism," Abdullayev told
Trend news agency.
During a joint briefing after meeting President Lukashenko on May 13,
Sargsyan said that "the people of Nagorno-Karabakh want international
recognition of its sovereignty." He was referring to the Armenians who
are running the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh republic in the
occupied Azerbaijani territories.
Abdullayev said that the territories occupied by Armenia are
Azerbaijan's native lands and have centuries-old culture and history.
"Strong Azerbaijan will return its occupied lands to the Azerbaijani
people as these lands historically belong to them," Abdullayev said.
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 caused a lengthy war in the early 1990s. Long-standing
efforts by US, Russian and French mediators have been largely
fruitless so far.
The UN Security Council has adopted four resolutions on Armenia's
withdrawal from the Azerbaijani territory, but they have not been
enforced to this day.
Peace negotiations are underway on the basis of a peace outline
proposed by the mediating OSCE 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.