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ARMENIA TURNS PEOPLES' SELF-DETERMINATION PRINCIPLE INTO OBJECT OF POLITICAL SPECULATION
Trend, Azerbaijan
Nov 3 2014
3 November 2014, 20:00 (GMT+04:00)
By Seba Aghayeva - Trend:
The principle of self-determination of peoples is one of the highest
principles in international law, said the acting head of the press
service of Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Hikmet Hajiyev Nov. 3.
He was commenting on the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian's
statements on the principle of self-determination of peoples.
Hajiyev said the politicization of international law, in particular
the principle of self-determination of peoples, and its usage for
political speculation is unacceptable.
"Unfortunately, we are witnessing such a practice on the part of
Armenia," he added.
Hajiyev noted that in the UN charter the right of peoples for
self-determination refers to the non-self-governing and the occupied
territories, struggling against the colonization.
He said the 1975 Helsinki Final Act states that the participating
states will respect the equal right of peoples to self-determination,
acting at all times in accordance with the purposes and principles
of the UN charter and relevant norms of international law, including
those relating to territorial integrity of states.
The acting head of the ministry's press service also said that,
apparently, the self-determination should not contradict the UN
charter and territorial integrity.
"Regarding the territorial integrity, the Helsinki Final Act says
that the states shall not directly or through violence and military
aggression appropriate the territory of another state. This document
also states that such aggression or appropriation of the territory
will be considered illegal," Hajiyev said.
He went on to add that amid the occupation and aggression of Armenia
against Azerbaijan, as well as ethnic cleansing, it is inappropriate
to talk about the right to self-determination.
"These actions of Armenia are contrary to the fundamental principles,
the essence and philosophy of the right for self-determination of
peoples," Hajiyev said.
"Edward Nalbandian either does not know this, or he is deliberately
turning the principle of self-determination of peoples and
international law into the object of political speculations, which
is unfortunate," he added.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently
holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions
on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
From: A. Papazian
Trend, Azerbaijan
Nov 3 2014
3 November 2014, 20:00 (GMT+04:00)
By Seba Aghayeva - Trend:
The principle of self-determination of peoples is one of the highest
principles in international law, said the acting head of the press
service of Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Hikmet Hajiyev Nov. 3.
He was commenting on the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian's
statements on the principle of self-determination of peoples.
Hajiyev said the politicization of international law, in particular
the principle of self-determination of peoples, and its usage for
political speculation is unacceptable.
"Unfortunately, we are witnessing such a practice on the part of
Armenia," he added.
Hajiyev noted that in the UN charter the right of peoples for
self-determination refers to the non-self-governing and the occupied
territories, struggling against the colonization.
He said the 1975 Helsinki Final Act states that the participating
states will respect the equal right of peoples to self-determination,
acting at all times in accordance with the purposes and principles
of the UN charter and relevant norms of international law, including
those relating to territorial integrity of states.
The acting head of the ministry's press service also said that,
apparently, the self-determination should not contradict the UN
charter and territorial integrity.
"Regarding the territorial integrity, the Helsinki Final Act says
that the states shall not directly or through violence and military
aggression appropriate the territory of another state. This document
also states that such aggression or appropriation of the territory
will be considered illegal," Hajiyev said.
He went on to add that amid the occupation and aggression of Armenia
against Azerbaijan, as well as ethnic cleansing, it is inappropriate
to talk about the right to self-determination.
"These actions of Armenia are contrary to the fundamental principles,
the essence and philosophy of the right for self-determination of
peoples," Hajiyev said.
"Edward Nalbandian either does not know this, or he is deliberately
turning the principle of self-determination of peoples and
international law into the object of political speculations, which
is unfortunate," he added.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently
holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions
on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
From: A. Papazian