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UK EMBASSY IN AZERBAIJAN: "THE MPS VISITING NAGORNO-KARABAKH DOES NOT REPRESENT THE GOVERNMENT"
APA, Azerbaijan
Sept 19 2013
[ 19 September 2013 18:18 ]
"The UK does not recognize the de-facto "Nagorno-Karabakh authorities"
or their declaration of independence"
Baku. Anakhanum Hidayatova - APA. The UK Embassy in Azerbaijan has
commented on the visit of two MPs from the British Armenian All Party
Parliamentary Group to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. The
Embassy told APA that this visit has been arranged by the Armenian
authorities: "They met a wide range of contacts as part of their
visit including a meeting with representatives from the de-facto
"Nagorno-Karabakh authorities." UK parliamentarians are free to meet
with whoever they wish. They do not represent the British Government
and any meeting with the de-facto "Nagorno-Karabakh authorities" does
not represent a change in UK policy on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The UK does not recognize the de-facto "Nagorno-Karabakh authorities"
or their declaration of independence. The UK supports Azerbaijan's
territorial integrity and the OSCE Minsk Group-led peace process.
Finally, we encourage Azerbaijan and Armenia to accelerate efforts to
achieve a negotiated settlement based on the principles of refraining
from the threat or use of force, territorial integrity and peoples'
right to self-determination."
Members of the British Armenian All Party Parliamentary Group Stephen
Pound and John Wittingdale paid a visit to Nagorno Karabakh on
September 18.
APA, Azerbaijan
Sept 19 2013
[ 19 September 2013 18:18 ]
"The UK does not recognize the de-facto "Nagorno-Karabakh authorities"
or their declaration of independence"
Baku. Anakhanum Hidayatova - APA. The UK Embassy in Azerbaijan has
commented on the visit of two MPs from the British Armenian All Party
Parliamentary Group to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. The
Embassy told APA that this visit has been arranged by the Armenian
authorities: "They met a wide range of contacts as part of their
visit including a meeting with representatives from the de-facto
"Nagorno-Karabakh authorities." UK parliamentarians are free to meet
with whoever they wish. They do not represent the British Government
and any meeting with the de-facto "Nagorno-Karabakh authorities" does
not represent a change in UK policy on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The UK does not recognize the de-facto "Nagorno-Karabakh authorities"
or their declaration of independence. The UK supports Azerbaijan's
territorial integrity and the OSCE Minsk Group-led peace process.
Finally, we encourage Azerbaijan and Armenia to accelerate efforts to
achieve a negotiated settlement based on the principles of refraining
from the threat or use of force, territorial integrity and peoples'
right to self-determination."
Members of the British Armenian All Party Parliamentary Group Stephen
Pound and John Wittingdale paid a visit to Nagorno Karabakh on
September 18.