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FM: ARMENIA'S UNCONSTRUCTIVE STANCE HINDERS PROGRESS IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH TALKS
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Sept 12 2013
12 September 2013, 14:22 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
The persistent unconstructive position of Armenia in the talks on
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, disrespect for international law,
failure to comply with the decisions and resolutions of international
organizations, simultaneous provocative steps fueling tension in the
region, and illegal activities in the occupied Azerbaijani territories
hinder reaching a positive result in the negotiations, Azerbaijani
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has said.
In his remarks to the local press, Mammadyarov said although the
negotiations mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group have not yielded specific
results, an unequivocal opinion has shaped up in the international
community that the solution to the conflict should begin with a
withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from the occupied territories of
Azerbaijan and return of refugees and internally displaced persons
to their native land. Further, by means of joint confidence-building
activities and cooperation between the parties to the conflict,
the severe consequences of the occupation should be eliminated,
the minister said.
"Azerbaijan, along with the negotiations conducted within the framework
of the OSCE Minsk Group, has achieved the adoption of documents
on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by authoritative international
organizations, led by NATO, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
(OIC) and the Non-Aligned Movement. Armenia should draw a conclusion
from the principled position of international organizations, which
unites an absolute majority of the international community, reconsider
its position and act in accordance with the position of the world
community," Mammadyarov said.
According to him, review of the current state of negotiations, being
held with the mediation of the Minsk Group, shows that a more focused
and fair approach is needed.
"Numerous decisions and resolutions passed in past years, including
the documents of the last Cairo summit of the Non-Aligned Movement and
the OIC, have already defined the frames of the conflict settlement,
the legal basis and its key elements. These documents, which are relied
upon by the international community, are grounds for more purposeful
activity of the OSCE Minsk Group. Only as a result of these actions
can the environment of cooperation and coexistence be formed.
Unfortunately, the fact that Yerevan impedes a meeting of
representatives of the two communities has a negative impact on the
creation of trust between the communities and the overall resolution
of the conflict," Mammadyarov said.
The minister pointed out that Azerbaijan's position is clear.
"We support a peaceful solution to the conflict and are interested in
the development of the entire region. Azerbaijan is ready to direct
its high economic potential to the development of the whole region.
Withdrawal of the invading country's troops from the occupied
territories could create the conditions for Armenia, due to which it
can take advantage of the great economic potential of Azerbaijan, and
at the same time, conditions for the creation of a real program for the
development of the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, including
the attraction of real investment. We recognize the Armenians living
in the Nagorno-Karabakh region as our citizens and want them to live
in good conditions. However, the presence of the Armenian armed forces
in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan is the main obstacle for
this. Armenia should realize that its rescue depends on the soonest
resolution of the conflict and the normalization of relations with
neighboring countries, particularly Azerbaijan," Mammadyarov said.
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
pullout 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.
http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/59378.html
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Sept 12 2013
12 September 2013, 14:22 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
The persistent unconstructive position of Armenia in the talks on
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, disrespect for international law,
failure to comply with the decisions and resolutions of international
organizations, simultaneous provocative steps fueling tension in the
region, and illegal activities in the occupied Azerbaijani territories
hinder reaching a positive result in the negotiations, Azerbaijani
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has said.
In his remarks to the local press, Mammadyarov said although the
negotiations mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group have not yielded specific
results, an unequivocal opinion has shaped up in the international
community that the solution to the conflict should begin with a
withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from the occupied territories of
Azerbaijan and return of refugees and internally displaced persons
to their native land. Further, by means of joint confidence-building
activities and cooperation between the parties to the conflict,
the severe consequences of the occupation should be eliminated,
the minister said.
"Azerbaijan, along with the negotiations conducted within the framework
of the OSCE Minsk Group, has achieved the adoption of documents
on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by authoritative international
organizations, led by NATO, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
(OIC) and the Non-Aligned Movement. Armenia should draw a conclusion
from the principled position of international organizations, which
unites an absolute majority of the international community, reconsider
its position and act in accordance with the position of the world
community," Mammadyarov said.
According to him, review of the current state of negotiations, being
held with the mediation of the Minsk Group, shows that a more focused
and fair approach is needed.
"Numerous decisions and resolutions passed in past years, including
the documents of the last Cairo summit of the Non-Aligned Movement and
the OIC, have already defined the frames of the conflict settlement,
the legal basis and its key elements. These documents, which are relied
upon by the international community, are grounds for more purposeful
activity of the OSCE Minsk Group. Only as a result of these actions
can the environment of cooperation and coexistence be formed.
Unfortunately, the fact that Yerevan impedes a meeting of
representatives of the two communities has a negative impact on the
creation of trust between the communities and the overall resolution
of the conflict," Mammadyarov said.
The minister pointed out that Azerbaijan's position is clear.
"We support a peaceful solution to the conflict and are interested in
the development of the entire region. Azerbaijan is ready to direct
its high economic potential to the development of the whole region.
Withdrawal of the invading country's troops from the occupied
territories could create the conditions for Armenia, due to which it
can take advantage of the great economic potential of Azerbaijan, and
at the same time, conditions for the creation of a real program for the
development of the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, including
the attraction of real investment. We recognize the Armenians living
in the Nagorno-Karabakh region as our citizens and want them to live
in good conditions. However, the presence of the Armenian armed forces
in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan is the main obstacle for
this. Armenia should realize that its rescue depends on the soonest
resolution of the conflict and the normalization of relations with
neighboring countries, particularly Azerbaijan," Mammadyarov said.
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
pullout 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.
http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/59378.html