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Azerbaijan's territorial integrity bears no relation to NKR'
Saturday,
May 25
At the request of Novosti Armenia news agency, Deputy Foreign Minister
of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharian commented on the statement of
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov who, interpreting the
essence of the Madrid Principles in his own way, declared that
Azerbaijanis also have a right to self-determination.
`In order to make sure that the Azerbaijani interpretation of the
essence of the Madrid Principles does not correspond to reality, a
comparison of Mr. Mamdeyarov's comment with the OSCE Minsk Group
Co-Chairs' statement in L'Aquila in 2009 regarding the Madrid
Principles would suffice. Mr. Mamedyarov seems to have forgotten about
`a small detail': the final status of Nagorno Karabakh in accordance
with the legally binding expression of the will of people of the NKR.
The attempts to ignore or make a distorted interpretation of this
provision of the Madrid Principles are one of the main obstacles to
the negotiating process. There is no denying that like all other
peoples, the people of Azerbaijan have a right to self-determination.
Probably it is not advantageous to Mr. Mamedyarov to remember that the
Azerbaijani people exercised that right through a referendum in
December 1991, following a referendum on independence held in Nagorno
Karanbakh.
Both Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh held the above mentioned
referenda in the same legal field. As a result, two subjects enjoying
equal rights - the Nagorno Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan formed in
the territory of former Azerbaijani SSR. So Azerbaijan's territorial
integrity bears no relations to Nagorno Karabakh, not to mention the
fact that under the United Nations Charter, the principle of
territorial integrity may not be opposed to peoples' right to
self-determination,' the deputy foreign minister of Armenia said.
TODAY, 15:09
Aysor.am
From: A. Papazian
Saturday,
May 25
At the request of Novosti Armenia news agency, Deputy Foreign Minister
of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharian commented on the statement of
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov who, interpreting the
essence of the Madrid Principles in his own way, declared that
Azerbaijanis also have a right to self-determination.
`In order to make sure that the Azerbaijani interpretation of the
essence of the Madrid Principles does not correspond to reality, a
comparison of Mr. Mamdeyarov's comment with the OSCE Minsk Group
Co-Chairs' statement in L'Aquila in 2009 regarding the Madrid
Principles would suffice. Mr. Mamedyarov seems to have forgotten about
`a small detail': the final status of Nagorno Karabakh in accordance
with the legally binding expression of the will of people of the NKR.
The attempts to ignore or make a distorted interpretation of this
provision of the Madrid Principles are one of the main obstacles to
the negotiating process. There is no denying that like all other
peoples, the people of Azerbaijan have a right to self-determination.
Probably it is not advantageous to Mr. Mamedyarov to remember that the
Azerbaijani people exercised that right through a referendum in
December 1991, following a referendum on independence held in Nagorno
Karanbakh.
Both Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh held the above mentioned
referenda in the same legal field. As a result, two subjects enjoying
equal rights - the Nagorno Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan formed in
the territory of former Azerbaijani SSR. So Azerbaijan's territorial
integrity bears no relations to Nagorno Karabakh, not to mention the
fact that under the United Nations Charter, the principle of
territorial integrity may not be opposed to peoples' right to
self-determination,' the deputy foreign minister of Armenia said.
TODAY, 15:09
Aysor.am
From: A. Papazian