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AZERBAIJANI DEFENSE CHIEF WARNS OF MILITARY SOLUTION IF ARMENIAN OCCUPATION PERSISTS
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Oct 2 2013
2 October 2013, 20:21 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev has said in a meeting with
Greek Ambassador Dimitrios Tsoungas that Azerbaijan's military will
free the occupied territories if Armenia fails to relinquish its
policy of invasion soon, the ministry said on October 2.
According to Abiyev, international organizations, leading European
countries and the OSCE Minsk Group should intensify their efforts
aimed at a negotiated settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
otherwise, unwanted and serious problems may emerge in the region.
For over two decades, Azerbaijan and Armenia have been locked in
conflict which emerged over Armenia's territorial claims. Since
a lengthy war in the early 1990s that displaced over one million
Azerbaijanis, Armenian armed forces have occupied over 20 percent
of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory, including
Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions. The UN Security Council's
four resolutions on Armenian withdrawal have not been enforced to
this day.
Noting that the war is still not over, Abiyev said that Armenia must
withdraw from the occupied Azerbaijani territories.
During the meeting, Abiyev also emphasized the importance of the
development of Azerbaijan-Greece relations.
Ambassador Tsoungas said he will make every effort to strengthen
cooperation between the two countries in all areas.
The parties also exchanged views on other issues during the meeting.
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Oct 2 2013
2 October 2013, 20:21 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev has said in a meeting with
Greek Ambassador Dimitrios Tsoungas that Azerbaijan's military will
free the occupied territories if Armenia fails to relinquish its
policy of invasion soon, the ministry said on October 2.
According to Abiyev, international organizations, leading European
countries and the OSCE Minsk Group should intensify their efforts
aimed at a negotiated settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
otherwise, unwanted and serious problems may emerge in the region.
For over two decades, Azerbaijan and Armenia have been locked in
conflict which emerged over Armenia's territorial claims. Since
a lengthy war in the early 1990s that displaced over one million
Azerbaijanis, Armenian armed forces have occupied over 20 percent
of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory, including
Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions. The UN Security Council's
four resolutions on Armenian withdrawal have not been enforced to
this day.
Noting that the war is still not over, Abiyev said that Armenia must
withdraw from the occupied Azerbaijani territories.
During the meeting, Abiyev also emphasized the importance of the
development of Azerbaijan-Greece relations.
Ambassador Tsoungas said he will make every effort to strengthen
cooperation between the two countries in all areas.
The parties also exchanged views on other issues during the meeting.