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NO PROGRESS IN SOLVING NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT: DEPUTY PM
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
April 24 2014
23 April 2014, 18:11 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister said the world community does not
use its opportunities to exert pressure on Armenia.
Ali Hasanov, who is also a chairman of the State Committee for Affairs
of Refugees and IDPs, made remarks at a meeting with South Korean
Ambassador to Azerbaijan Choi Suk-Ying on April 22.
Hasanov said there has been no progress in resolving the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict so far.
He added that the world community does not use its leverage over
Armenia and turn a blind eye to the violation of rights which has
turned 1,200,000 people into refugees and IDPs.
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 U.S, 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.
During the meeting, which was mostly about cooperation on issues of
refugees and IDPs, Hasanov noted that mutual relations between South
Korea and Azerbaijan were built on a good basis.
He voiced confidence that relations in the political, cultural,
and educational fields will develop in the future.
Hasanov said the country's economic development in recent years has
enabled it to take responsibility for solving the problems of refugees
and IDPs.
He said $5.4 billion had been allocated to address these issues over
the past 20 years, noting that 82 modern villages had been built
and the living conditions of more than 180,000 refugees and IDPs had
improved during this time.
The Korean ambassador, in turn, said the South Korean embassy seeks
to assist the IDPs and has already reached an agreement with Korean
companies operating in Azerbaijan to carry out a number of projects.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
April 24 2014
23 April 2014, 18:11 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister said the world community does not
use its opportunities to exert pressure on Armenia.
Ali Hasanov, who is also a chairman of the State Committee for Affairs
of Refugees and IDPs, made remarks at a meeting with South Korean
Ambassador to Azerbaijan Choi Suk-Ying on April 22.
Hasanov said there has been no progress in resolving the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict so far.
He added that the world community does not use its leverage over
Armenia and turn a blind eye to the violation of rights which has
turned 1,200,000 people into refugees and IDPs.
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 U.S, 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.
During the meeting, which was mostly about cooperation on issues of
refugees and IDPs, Hasanov noted that mutual relations between South
Korea and Azerbaijan were built on a good basis.
He voiced confidence that relations in the political, cultural,
and educational fields will develop in the future.
Hasanov said the country's economic development in recent years has
enabled it to take responsibility for solving the problems of refugees
and IDPs.
He said $5.4 billion had been allocated to address these issues over
the past 20 years, noting that 82 modern villages had been built
and the living conditions of more than 180,000 refugees and IDPs had
improved during this time.
The Korean ambassador, in turn, said the South Korean embassy seeks
to assist the IDPs and has already reached an agreement with Korean
companies operating in Azerbaijan to carry out a number of projects.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress