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AZERBAIJANI TOP OFFICIAL REACTS ON CATHERINE ASHTON'S VISIT TO ARMENIAN CHURCH IN IRAN
Trend, Azerbaijan
March 13 2014
Baku, Azerbaijan, March 14
By Sabina Ahmadova - Trend:
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Catherine Ashton during her visit to Iran on March 8, visited the
Vank Cathedral in Armenian-populated New Julfa neighbourhood of
Isfahan province.
One of the top officials of Azerbaijan's presidential administration
expressed his view on this visit.
"Madam Ashton paid a historic visit to Armenian Church in New
Julfa while being in Iran. This is completely understandable,"
deputy head of Azerbaijani Presidential Administration, head of the
administration's Foreign Relations Department, Novruz Mammadov wrote
on his Twitter page.
Mammadov also said that "Madam Ashton may have pledged to visit an
Armenian Church in any part of the world".
It should be noted that Azerbaijan has repeatedly presented evidence
that Armenia, after occupying Azerbaijani territories, has been
destroying historical and cultural monuments.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are
currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Trend, Azerbaijan
March 13 2014
Baku, Azerbaijan, March 14
By Sabina Ahmadova - Trend:
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Catherine Ashton during her visit to Iran on March 8, visited the
Vank Cathedral in Armenian-populated New Julfa neighbourhood of
Isfahan province.
One of the top officials of Azerbaijan's presidential administration
expressed his view on this visit.
"Madam Ashton paid a historic visit to Armenian Church in New
Julfa while being in Iran. This is completely understandable,"
deputy head of Azerbaijani Presidential Administration, head of the
administration's Foreign Relations Department, Novruz Mammadov wrote
on his Twitter page.
Mammadov also said that "Madam Ashton may have pledged to visit an
Armenian Church in any part of the world".
It should be noted that Azerbaijan has repeatedly presented evidence
that Armenia, after occupying Azerbaijani territories, has been
destroying historical and cultural monuments.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are
currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.