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NATO Secretary General made no mention of military exercises in
Karabakh - spokesperson
15:11 * 29.11.14
Upon Tert.am's request, Simone De Manso, Press Officer at the NATO
General Headquarters in Brussels, commented upon Jens Stoltenberg's
recent speech at the Parliamentary Assembly, denying the Azerbaijani
media's earlier reports that Secretary General criticized the Armenian
for conducting military exercises in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Azerbaijani media said that at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in
The Hague, the alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
criticized Armenia for conducting military exercises in the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The report was later denied by Tevan
Poghosyan, a member of the Armenian delegation. What can you say in
that connection?
The NATO Secretary General delivered a keynote speech at the NATO
Parliamentary Assembly in The Hague on 26 November. Thereafter he took
questions from the audience. At no time the Secretary General
mentioned military exercises in Nagorno-Karabakh. Answering a question
from the audience, the NATO Secretary General said: "Both Azerbaijan
and Armenia are valued partners of NATO. And we stated that again in
Wales. And all Allies remain committed in their support to the
territorial integrity and independence and sovereignty of Armenia and
Azerbaijan. And that's the reason why we continue to support efforts
towards a peaceful settlement of the conflicts in the Caucasus, based
on these principles and the norms of international law, the UN Charter
and the Helsinki Final Act. But as I said, there's no direct NATO role
in the conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh. But we support the efforts to try
to find a peaceful negotiated settlement. And we support the efforts
by the three chairmen of the Minsk process to try to make sure that we
are moving forward in a difficult and important conflict."
Do you think NATO should express concerns over the increasing tension
along the Karabakh-Azerbaijan Line of Contact, highlighting
Azerbaijan's direct responsibility for the escalations?
On the same occasion, the NATO Secretary General expressed his concern
with the recent incidents of violence, whilst underlining that there
is no military solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and no
alternative to a political solution. A full transcript of his speech
and of the answers to the audience can be found on the NATO website
underhttp://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_115098.htm
Don't you find that Azerbaijan is in breach of the principles outlined
in the Helsinki Final Act, including peaceful settlement and non-use
of force?
Clearly, there are many cease fire violations, and they cause military
and civilian fatalities. The recent incidents are an escalation of
violence and of serious concern. They underline the need for redoubled
efforts to find a political settlement.
What do you think should be NATO's role in the conflict settlement process?
There's no direct NATO role in the conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh. We
support the efforts to try to find a peaceful negotiated settlement
through the Minsk Group process.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/11/29/armenia-simonedemanso/
Karabakh - spokesperson
15:11 * 29.11.14
Upon Tert.am's request, Simone De Manso, Press Officer at the NATO
General Headquarters in Brussels, commented upon Jens Stoltenberg's
recent speech at the Parliamentary Assembly, denying the Azerbaijani
media's earlier reports that Secretary General criticized the Armenian
for conducting military exercises in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Azerbaijani media said that at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in
The Hague, the alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
criticized Armenia for conducting military exercises in the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The report was later denied by Tevan
Poghosyan, a member of the Armenian delegation. What can you say in
that connection?
The NATO Secretary General delivered a keynote speech at the NATO
Parliamentary Assembly in The Hague on 26 November. Thereafter he took
questions from the audience. At no time the Secretary General
mentioned military exercises in Nagorno-Karabakh. Answering a question
from the audience, the NATO Secretary General said: "Both Azerbaijan
and Armenia are valued partners of NATO. And we stated that again in
Wales. And all Allies remain committed in their support to the
territorial integrity and independence and sovereignty of Armenia and
Azerbaijan. And that's the reason why we continue to support efforts
towards a peaceful settlement of the conflicts in the Caucasus, based
on these principles and the norms of international law, the UN Charter
and the Helsinki Final Act. But as I said, there's no direct NATO role
in the conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh. But we support the efforts to try
to find a peaceful negotiated settlement. And we support the efforts
by the three chairmen of the Minsk process to try to make sure that we
are moving forward in a difficult and important conflict."
Do you think NATO should express concerns over the increasing tension
along the Karabakh-Azerbaijan Line of Contact, highlighting
Azerbaijan's direct responsibility for the escalations?
On the same occasion, the NATO Secretary General expressed his concern
with the recent incidents of violence, whilst underlining that there
is no military solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and no
alternative to a political solution. A full transcript of his speech
and of the answers to the audience can be found on the NATO website
underhttp://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_115098.htm
Don't you find that Azerbaijan is in breach of the principles outlined
in the Helsinki Final Act, including peaceful settlement and non-use
of force?
Clearly, there are many cease fire violations, and they cause military
and civilian fatalities. The recent incidents are an escalation of
violence and of serious concern. They underline the need for redoubled
efforts to find a political settlement.
What do you think should be NATO's role in the conflict settlement process?
There's no direct NATO role in the conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh. We
support the efforts to try to find a peaceful negotiated settlement
through the Minsk Group process.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/11/29/armenia-simonedemanso/