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Sept 28 2013
Azerbaijan calls on the international community to demand from Armenia
to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through negotiation
Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 29 / Trend /
Azerbaijan calls on the international community to demand from Armenia
to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through negotiation,
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said delivering a
speech at the UN General Assembly.
"Twenty years ago, in 1993, the United Nations Security Council
adopted four resolutions - 822, 853, 874 and 884 - condemning the use
of force against Azerbaijan and the occupation of its territories. In
those resolutions the Council reaffirmed respect for the sovereignty
and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, reconfirmed that the
Nagorno-Karabakh region is an integral part of Azerbaijan and demanded
the immediate, full and unconditional withdrawal of the occupying
forces from all the occupied territories", Minister said.
Principled Security Council demands, including in the first place the
withdrawal of the occupying forces from the occupied territories of
Azerbaijan, have still not been implemented, and the mediation efforts
conducted for more than 20 years within the framework of the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have yet to
yield results.
Armenia's continued annexationist claims and consistent measures it
undertakes in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan with a view to
further consolidating the current status quo of the occupation and
preventing the return of hundreds of thousands internally displaced
persons to their homelands represent an open challenge to the conflict
resolution process and pose a serious threat to international and
regional peace and security.
"Armenia's annexationist policy has absolutely no chance of success.
The Nagorno-Karabakh region was, is and will be an inalienable part of
Azerbaijan. The only way to achieve a durable and lasting solution and
establish civilized relations between two neighboring States is to
de-occupy Azerbaijani territories, fully re-establish the sovereignty
and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, and immediately provide for
compliance with the inalienable right of refugees and internally
displaced persons to return to their homes. That is what international
law and the relevant Security Council resolutions require, and that is
what that can in no way be introduced as a bargaining chip in the
conflict-settlement process. Above all, Azerbaijan will never
compromise its territorial integrity or the rights and freedoms of its
citizens", Mammadyarov said.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister stressed, that Azerbaijani and Armenian
communities of Nagorno-Karabakh will one day live side by side in
peace and dignity in this region of Azerbaijan. It is therefore
essential and vital to continue efforts for peace, accord and
coexistence between the two communities of the Nagorno-Karabakh
region. Azerbaijan consider these aspects as an important part of the
entire reconciliation process, which should be given due attention.
"Azerbaijan highly appreciates the principled stance of the States
Members of the United Nations expressed in various formats on issues
of vital importance for Azerbaijan and pertaining to its sovereignty
and territorial integrity. We count on the continued resolve of the
international community in defending the purposes and principles of
the UN Charter and its strong solidarity with the just position of
Azerbaijan", Mammadyarov said.
http://en.trend.az/news/karabakh/2195591.html
Sept 28 2013
Azerbaijan calls on the international community to demand from Armenia
to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through negotiation
Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 29 / Trend /
Azerbaijan calls on the international community to demand from Armenia
to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through negotiation,
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said delivering a
speech at the UN General Assembly.
"Twenty years ago, in 1993, the United Nations Security Council
adopted four resolutions - 822, 853, 874 and 884 - condemning the use
of force against Azerbaijan and the occupation of its territories. In
those resolutions the Council reaffirmed respect for the sovereignty
and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, reconfirmed that the
Nagorno-Karabakh region is an integral part of Azerbaijan and demanded
the immediate, full and unconditional withdrawal of the occupying
forces from all the occupied territories", Minister said.
Principled Security Council demands, including in the first place the
withdrawal of the occupying forces from the occupied territories of
Azerbaijan, have still not been implemented, and the mediation efforts
conducted for more than 20 years within the framework of the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have yet to
yield results.
Armenia's continued annexationist claims and consistent measures it
undertakes in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan with a view to
further consolidating the current status quo of the occupation and
preventing the return of hundreds of thousands internally displaced
persons to their homelands represent an open challenge to the conflict
resolution process and pose a serious threat to international and
regional peace and security.
"Armenia's annexationist policy has absolutely no chance of success.
The Nagorno-Karabakh region was, is and will be an inalienable part of
Azerbaijan. The only way to achieve a durable and lasting solution and
establish civilized relations between two neighboring States is to
de-occupy Azerbaijani territories, fully re-establish the sovereignty
and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, and immediately provide for
compliance with the inalienable right of refugees and internally
displaced persons to return to their homes. That is what international
law and the relevant Security Council resolutions require, and that is
what that can in no way be introduced as a bargaining chip in the
conflict-settlement process. Above all, Azerbaijan will never
compromise its territorial integrity or the rights and freedoms of its
citizens", Mammadyarov said.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister stressed, that Azerbaijani and Armenian
communities of Nagorno-Karabakh will one day live side by side in
peace and dignity in this region of Azerbaijan. It is therefore
essential and vital to continue efforts for peace, accord and
coexistence between the two communities of the Nagorno-Karabakh
region. Azerbaijan consider these aspects as an important part of the
entire reconciliation process, which should be given due attention.
"Azerbaijan highly appreciates the principled stance of the States
Members of the United Nations expressed in various formats on issues
of vital importance for Azerbaijan and pertaining to its sovereignty
and territorial integrity. We count on the continued resolve of the
international community in defending the purposes and principles of
the UN Charter and its strong solidarity with the just position of
Azerbaijan", Mammadyarov said.
http://en.trend.az/news/karabakh/2195591.html