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BRITISH MP SAYS AZERBAIJAN'S OCCUPIED LANDS SHOULD BE RETURNED
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Oct 1 2013
1 October 2013, 19:37 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
The member of the Great Britain Parliament, MP for Harrow East,
Bob Blackman, said that all the Armenian occupied lands should be
returned to Azerbaijan.
"In a region of South Caucasus not known for its diversity and
tolerance, Azerbaijan stands out in completely different position
because of its encouragement of all religious faiths and ethnic
minorities. This is a time in which Christians are under pressure in
Egypt, while radical Islam is on the rise in Syria and much of the
Middle East and North Africa," Blackmann said replying to a survey
from The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS)
According to Blackman, despite the occupation by Armenia, a Christian
country, of nearly 20 per cent of Azerbaijani territories, Azerbaijan's
Christian and Jewish minorities are flourishing.
"And the country is staunchly secular in its outlook. This is
something that should be recognised and applauded. What is more, the
international community should do more to make sure that international
law is upheld and Azerbaijan's lands are returned to it. Azerbaijan has
clearly demonstrated that all religions are not only just tolerated
but also encouraged, and therefore the occupied lands can safely be
returned to Azerbaijani control. Azerbaijan is a tolerant country
and all occupied lands should be returned to it," Blackman 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 had caused a lengthy war in the early 1990s.
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.
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Oct 1 2013
1 October 2013, 19:37 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
The member of the Great Britain Parliament, MP for Harrow East,
Bob Blackman, said that all the Armenian occupied lands should be
returned to Azerbaijan.
"In a region of South Caucasus not known for its diversity and
tolerance, Azerbaijan stands out in completely different position
because of its encouragement of all religious faiths and ethnic
minorities. This is a time in which Christians are under pressure in
Egypt, while radical Islam is on the rise in Syria and much of the
Middle East and North Africa," Blackmann said replying to a survey
from The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS)
According to Blackman, despite the occupation by Armenia, a Christian
country, of nearly 20 per cent of Azerbaijani territories, Azerbaijan's
Christian and Jewish minorities are flourishing.
"And the country is staunchly secular in its outlook. This is
something that should be recognised and applauded. What is more, the
international community should do more to make sure that international
law is upheld and Azerbaijan's lands are returned to it. Azerbaijan has
clearly demonstrated that all religions are not only just tolerated
but also encouraged, and therefore the occupied lands can safely be
returned to Azerbaijani control. Azerbaijan is a tolerant country
and all occupied lands should be returned to it," Blackman 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 had caused a lengthy war in the early 1990s.
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.