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ANALYST HAILS EP RESOLUTION URGING KARABAKH SETTLEMENT BASED ON UN RESOLUTIONS
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Nov 7 2013
7 November 2013, 12:16 (GMT+04:00)
By Sara Rajabova
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) took a completely sober
position complying with the existing international laws, in line with
the regulations of the United Nations, a German military expert said
in an interview with Azerbaijan's Day.az website.
"That is, they acted quite logically, which previously they did not
do so consistently," says PhD Johannes Rau, a member of the Science
Forum for International Security.
Rau was commenting on a recent European Parliament resolution which
confirmed that Armenian troops have occupied Azerbaijani territories
and urged to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of
UN Security Council resolutions and the L'Aquila statement of the
mediating countries' leaders.
"But it is clear now that if the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is
not resolved, it is fraught with the most complicated conflict,
including an armed one, in the Caucasus, with absolutely unpredictable
consequences, including those for Europe," Rau said.
According to changes to the resolution, the European Parliament
recalls its position that the occupation of territory of an Eastern
Partnership member by another member state violates the fundamental
principles and objectives of the EU program.
Rau pointed out that 20 percent of the territory of a sovereign state
has been occupied, and the invader takes no steps to withdraw from
at least one or several occupied regions as a gesture of goodwill.
"And nothing is even said about that, as if everything is all right.
They are seemingly waiting for time to pass by and for everything to
fall back into place: a new generation will grow up, and so forth.
That is, the emphasis is on time, which is unacceptable," Rau said.
Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a lengthy war that ended with the signing
of a fragile ceasefire in 1994. Armenian armed forces have since
occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized
territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions,
defying the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions calling for
immediate and unconditional withdrawal.
Peace talks mediated by Russia, France and the U.S. have produced no
results so far.
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Nov 7 2013
7 November 2013, 12:16 (GMT+04:00)
By Sara Rajabova
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) took a completely sober
position complying with the existing international laws, in line with
the regulations of the United Nations, a German military expert said
in an interview with Azerbaijan's Day.az website.
"That is, they acted quite logically, which previously they did not
do so consistently," says PhD Johannes Rau, a member of the Science
Forum for International Security.
Rau was commenting on a recent European Parliament resolution which
confirmed that Armenian troops have occupied Azerbaijani territories
and urged to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of
UN Security Council resolutions and the L'Aquila statement of the
mediating countries' leaders.
"But it is clear now that if the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is
not resolved, it is fraught with the most complicated conflict,
including an armed one, in the Caucasus, with absolutely unpredictable
consequences, including those for Europe," Rau said.
According to changes to the resolution, the European Parliament
recalls its position that the occupation of territory of an Eastern
Partnership member by another member state violates the fundamental
principles and objectives of the EU program.
Rau pointed out that 20 percent of the territory of a sovereign state
has been occupied, and the invader takes no steps to withdraw from
at least one or several occupied regions as a gesture of goodwill.
"And nothing is even said about that, as if everything is all right.
They are seemingly waiting for time to pass by and for everything to
fall back into place: a new generation will grow up, and so forth.
That is, the emphasis is on time, which is unacceptable," Rau said.
Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a lengthy war that ended with the signing
of a fragile ceasefire in 1994. Armenian armed forces have since
occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized
territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions,
defying the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions calling for
immediate and unconditional withdrawal.
Peace talks mediated by Russia, France and the U.S. have produced no
results so far.