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BAKU SCRUTINIZES REPORTS ON DANISH MPS' VISIT TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Sept 11 2013
11 September 2013, 14:44 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry is scrutinizing the reports about
the visit by Danish parliament members and journalists to the
Armenian-occupied territories of Azerbaijan, spokesman Elman Abdullayev
has said.
The delegation was received by Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard
Nalbandyan, Armenian media reported.
The delegation was reportedly headed by Chairwoman of the Committee
on European Affairs of the Danish Parliament, Eva Kjer Hansen.
Earlier, the Armenian media circulated reports saying that the "foreign
minister" of the separatist regime in Nagorno-Karabakh Karen Mirzoyan
had hosted a delegation of Danish MPs and journalists.
Abdullayev said that the Azerbaijani embassy in the UK was issued
the necessary instructions, and a relevant decision will be made upon
completion of the scrutiny.
The ambassador of Azerbaijan to the UK is also accredited to Denmark.
As soon as the list of persons who have paid the illegal visit is
defined, Baku will state its clear position on the issue, Abdullayev
said.
He said "the list of persona non grata" may be reconsidered in case
any of them admits his or her mistake by making a relevant request
to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
Recently, Abdullayev said persons who visit the occupied territories
of Azerbaijan without having agreed upon this with relevant authorities
of the country will be considered persona non grata in the country.
Azerbaijan has repeatedly warned foreign officials and diplomats
over visits to the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia,
saying this contradicts international law. The Foreign Ministry
has stated that such visits, paid without prior notification of the
relevant authorities of Azerbaijan, are illegal and damaging to the
settlement process on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Earlier, the Foreign Ministry released a list of those declared persona
non grata over illegal visits to the Armenian-occupied territories,
which included 335 people.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict emerged in 1988 when Armenia made
territorial claims against Azerbaijan. 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.
Peace talks, mediated by Russia, France and the U.S. through the OSCE
Minsk Group, are underway on the basis of a peace outline proposed
by the Minsk Group co-chairs and dubbed the Madrid Principles. The
negotiations have been largely fruitless so far.
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Sept 11 2013
11 September 2013, 14:44 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry is scrutinizing the reports about
the visit by Danish parliament members and journalists to the
Armenian-occupied territories of Azerbaijan, spokesman Elman Abdullayev
has said.
The delegation was received by Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard
Nalbandyan, Armenian media reported.
The delegation was reportedly headed by Chairwoman of the Committee
on European Affairs of the Danish Parliament, Eva Kjer Hansen.
Earlier, the Armenian media circulated reports saying that the "foreign
minister" of the separatist regime in Nagorno-Karabakh Karen Mirzoyan
had hosted a delegation of Danish MPs and journalists.
Abdullayev said that the Azerbaijani embassy in the UK was issued
the necessary instructions, and a relevant decision will be made upon
completion of the scrutiny.
The ambassador of Azerbaijan to the UK is also accredited to Denmark.
As soon as the list of persons who have paid the illegal visit is
defined, Baku will state its clear position on the issue, Abdullayev
said.
He said "the list of persona non grata" may be reconsidered in case
any of them admits his or her mistake by making a relevant request
to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
Recently, Abdullayev said persons who visit the occupied territories
of Azerbaijan without having agreed upon this with relevant authorities
of the country will be considered persona non grata in the country.
Azerbaijan has repeatedly warned foreign officials and diplomats
over visits to the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia,
saying this contradicts international law. The Foreign Ministry
has stated that such visits, paid without prior notification of the
relevant authorities of Azerbaijan, are illegal and damaging to the
settlement process on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Earlier, the Foreign Ministry released a list of those declared persona
non grata over illegal visits to the Armenian-occupied territories,
which included 335 people.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict emerged in 1988 when Armenia made
territorial claims against Azerbaijan. 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.
Peace talks, mediated by Russia, France and the U.S. through the OSCE
Minsk Group, are underway on the basis of a peace outline proposed
by the Minsk Group co-chairs and dubbed the Madrid Principles. The
negotiations have been largely fruitless so far.