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AZERBAIJANI FM: NAGORNO-KARABAKH MAY HAMPER COMPLETION OF SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Sept 26 2013
26 September 2013, 13:00 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has said that
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict hinders the completion of the Southern Gas
Corridor (SGC).
"Regional conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia is not a "frozen"
conflict. It might be a problem on the way of completion of the
construction," Mammadyarov said during panel discussions of Caspian
Forum in New York.
"Armenian armed forces occupied Azerbaijani territories, committed
ethnic cleansing. But I have a positive view, how we should keep up
the sustainable development. The question is not only oil and gas,
in general, it is related to the development of the region. It is a
message to our Armenian neighbors ", Mammadyarov said.
He said Azerbaijan is ready to assist Armenia, if this country obeys
the norms of the international law.
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 caused a brutal war in the early 1990s. Long-standing
efforts by US, Russian and French mediators have been largely fruitless
so far.
As a result of the military aggression of Armenia, over 20,000
Azerbaijanis were killed, 4,866 are reported missing and almost
100,000 were injured, and 50,000 were disabled.
The UN Security Council has passed four resolutions on Armenian
withdrawal from the Azerbaijani territory, but they have not been
enforced to this day.
http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/59983.html
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Sept 26 2013
26 September 2013, 13:00 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has said that
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict hinders the completion of the Southern Gas
Corridor (SGC).
"Regional conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia is not a "frozen"
conflict. It might be a problem on the way of completion of the
construction," Mammadyarov said during panel discussions of Caspian
Forum in New York.
"Armenian armed forces occupied Azerbaijani territories, committed
ethnic cleansing. But I have a positive view, how we should keep up
the sustainable development. The question is not only oil and gas,
in general, it is related to the development of the region. It is a
message to our Armenian neighbors ", Mammadyarov said.
He said Azerbaijan is ready to assist Armenia, if this country obeys
the norms of the international law.
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 caused a brutal war in the early 1990s. Long-standing
efforts by US, Russian and French mediators have been largely fruitless
so far.
As a result of the military aggression of Armenia, over 20,000
Azerbaijanis were killed, 4,866 are reported missing and almost
100,000 were injured, and 50,000 were disabled.
The UN Security Council has passed four resolutions on Armenian
withdrawal from the Azerbaijani territory, but they have not been
enforced to this day.
http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/59983.html