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July 21 2014
Int'l fund urges ICRC to gain Azerbaijani hostages' speedy release
21 July 2014, 12:58 (GMT+05:00)
By Jamila Babayeva
The International Fund for Cooperation and Partnership of the Black
Sea and the Caspian Sea (BSCSIF) expressed big concern over the fate
of Azerbaijanis taken hostage by Armenian military in Kalbajar region.
"The recent developments have negatively affected the process of the
peaceful settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over
Nagorno-Karabakh. It also have impeded the restoration of security and
stability within the entire Black Sea - Caspian region," BSCSIF's
appeal o the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reads.
Three Azerbaijani civilians (reportedly Russian citizen Dilgam Ahmadov
and Azerbaijani citizens Shahbaz Guliyev and Hasan Hasanov) were
detained by Armenian forces on July 10.
Armenia violated the international legal norms by taking hostage the
Azerbaijani civilians as they did not violate any border law between
Armenia and Azerbaijan. They were on their own native Kalbajar region
which has been under Armenia's occupation since 1993.
Baku warned ICRC about failure to arrange a meeting with the
Azerbaijani civilians taken hostages by Armenia in occupied Kalbajar
region. ICRC Baku office reported that it is in contact with
conflicting sides.
BSCSIF's appeal further reads that by such actions, Armenia is
violating international laws and norms.
"Armenia is violating the principles of the Helsinki Final Act.
Meanwhile, the 22 year military aggression of Armenia against
Azerbaijan in Karabakh has been violating other international
principles and norms including UN Security Council resolutions,
especially resolution No. 822. The resolution demands an immediate
cessation of all hostilities with a view of establishing a durable
cease-fire and immediate withdrawal of all occupying forces from
Kalbajar and other occupied regions of Azerbaijan. BSCSIF blames the
indifference of international community, especially the OSCE Minsk
Group to this conflict. Everyone is waiting for concrete measures by
OSCE Minsk Group," the appeal noted.
BSCSIF urged ICRC to take all necessary measures within its power as
soon as possible to ensure normal conditions for the prisoners and
arrange a meeting with them to gain their speedy release.
The fund once again emphasized the need for a speedy settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of norms and principles of
international law, respect for the territorial integrity, sovereignty,
non-use of force, as well as eliminating violence against civilians.
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.
The UN Security Council's four resolutions on Armenian withdrawal have
not been enforced to this day.
Peace talks, mediated by Russia, France and the US and the OSCE Minsk
Group are underway on the basis of a peaceful outline -called Madrid
Principle -proposed by the Minsk Group co-chairs. The negotiations
have been largely fruitless so far.
http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/68998.html
July 21 2014
Int'l fund urges ICRC to gain Azerbaijani hostages' speedy release
21 July 2014, 12:58 (GMT+05:00)
By Jamila Babayeva
The International Fund for Cooperation and Partnership of the Black
Sea and the Caspian Sea (BSCSIF) expressed big concern over the fate
of Azerbaijanis taken hostage by Armenian military in Kalbajar region.
"The recent developments have negatively affected the process of the
peaceful settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over
Nagorno-Karabakh. It also have impeded the restoration of security and
stability within the entire Black Sea - Caspian region," BSCSIF's
appeal o the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reads.
Three Azerbaijani civilians (reportedly Russian citizen Dilgam Ahmadov
and Azerbaijani citizens Shahbaz Guliyev and Hasan Hasanov) were
detained by Armenian forces on July 10.
Armenia violated the international legal norms by taking hostage the
Azerbaijani civilians as they did not violate any border law between
Armenia and Azerbaijan. They were on their own native Kalbajar region
which has been under Armenia's occupation since 1993.
Baku warned ICRC about failure to arrange a meeting with the
Azerbaijani civilians taken hostages by Armenia in occupied Kalbajar
region. ICRC Baku office reported that it is in contact with
conflicting sides.
BSCSIF's appeal further reads that by such actions, Armenia is
violating international laws and norms.
"Armenia is violating the principles of the Helsinki Final Act.
Meanwhile, the 22 year military aggression of Armenia against
Azerbaijan in Karabakh has been violating other international
principles and norms including UN Security Council resolutions,
especially resolution No. 822. The resolution demands an immediate
cessation of all hostilities with a view of establishing a durable
cease-fire and immediate withdrawal of all occupying forces from
Kalbajar and other occupied regions of Azerbaijan. BSCSIF blames the
indifference of international community, especially the OSCE Minsk
Group to this conflict. Everyone is waiting for concrete measures by
OSCE Minsk Group," the appeal noted.
BSCSIF urged ICRC to take all necessary measures within its power as
soon as possible to ensure normal conditions for the prisoners and
arrange a meeting with them to gain their speedy release.
The fund once again emphasized the need for a speedy settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of norms and principles of
international law, respect for the territorial integrity, sovereignty,
non-use of force, as well as eliminating violence against civilians.
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.
The UN Security Council's four resolutions on Armenian withdrawal have
not been enforced to this day.
Peace talks, mediated by Russia, France and the US and the OSCE Minsk
Group are underway on the basis of a peaceful outline -called Madrid
Principle -proposed by the Minsk Group co-chairs. The negotiations
have been largely fruitless so far.
http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/68998.html