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ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SLAMS AZERI DISINFORMATION ABOUT UN RESOLUTIONS
Monday, November 24th, 2014
http://asbarez.com/129230/armenian-foreign-minister-slams-azeri-disinformation-about-un-resolutions/
Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian
YEREVAN--Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry has once again attempted to
distort the truth about the UN Security Council resolution regarding
the Artsakh conflict, deliberately omitting its clear requirement
for the "immediate cessation of all hostilities," Armenia's Foreign
Minister Edward Nalbandian told News.am in an interview Friday.
On Thursday, Azerbaijan issued a statement with yet another groundless
accusation against Armenia regarding heightened tensions on the border
between Artsakh and Azerbaijan, claiming that Armenia is in violation
of the UN Security Council resolution in question.
The statement is yet another product of Azerbaijan's very active
state propaganda, Nalbandian said.
"The primary and unconditional requirement of all four UN Security
Council resolutions on the Karabakh issue of 1993 was the cessation
of the hostilities and military activities," Nalbandian said. "It was
because of the non-compliance of Azerbaijan to the main requirement of
these resolutions that made their implementation impossible. And it is
at least ridiculous that Azerbaijan refers to those same resolutions,
given that their implementation failed because of Baku itself."
"It is necessary to reiterate that none of the UN SC Resolutions refers
to Armenia as a party to the conflict. Armenia is only called upon
'to continue to exert its influence' over Nagorno-Karabakh and the
latter is apparently recognized as a party to the conflict, something
that Azerbaijan continuously tries to ignore," Nalbandian explained.
Azerbaijan has also rejected the requirement of the Security Council
resolutions on restoration of economic, transport, and energy ties
in the region, the Foreign Minister noted.
"Moreover, the resolutions of the UN Security Council urged to
refrain from any action that would obstruct a peaceful solution to
the conflict and to exert efforts to settle the conflict within the
Minsk Group framework," Nalbandian said. "And what has Azerbaijan done?
Absolutely the opposite: after every resolution it launched new
large-scale military activities.
"Baku resorted to new provocations to undermine the negotiation process
and the efforts of Armenia and the international community to resolve
the conflict exclusively by peaceful means. It continuous to do the
same today.
"Obviously, it is the Azerbaijani authorities that have repeatedly
violated the UN Security Council resolutions to comply with the
principles of international humanitarian law, something which they
continue to do even today, the vivid example of which is the case of
the crew of the downed helicopter.
"By the provocative step of shooting down the helicopter, while
on a training flight, Azerbaijan has blatantly violated not only
the provisions of the UN Security Council resolutions, but also
the trilateral agreements of 1994 and 1995 on the establishment and
consolidation of the cease-fire regime, as well as numerous calls of
the international community on strengthening of the ceasefire regime.
"In accordance to the international commitments on confidence building
measures, Armenia and Karabakh have notified through the OSCE channels
and mass media about their intention to hold beforehand planned joint
military exercises, unlike Azerbaijan which during recent months has
held a number of military exercises, including in the vicinity of
the line of contact and has never informed about them appropriately.
"Facing the reaction of the international community to its policy of
hostility, Azerbaijan tries to hide the weakness of its arguments by
futile allegations.
"Baku continues to oppose the international community which was once
again demonstrated by its reaction to the statement of the OSCE
Minsk Group Co-Chairs. Azerbaijan is clearly losing the sense of
reality and day by day is deepening the gap between itself and the
civilized world."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Monday, November 24th, 2014
http://asbarez.com/129230/armenian-foreign-minister-slams-azeri-disinformation-about-un-resolutions/
Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian
YEREVAN--Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry has once again attempted to
distort the truth about the UN Security Council resolution regarding
the Artsakh conflict, deliberately omitting its clear requirement
for the "immediate cessation of all hostilities," Armenia's Foreign
Minister Edward Nalbandian told News.am in an interview Friday.
On Thursday, Azerbaijan issued a statement with yet another groundless
accusation against Armenia regarding heightened tensions on the border
between Artsakh and Azerbaijan, claiming that Armenia is in violation
of the UN Security Council resolution in question.
The statement is yet another product of Azerbaijan's very active
state propaganda, Nalbandian said.
"The primary and unconditional requirement of all four UN Security
Council resolutions on the Karabakh issue of 1993 was the cessation
of the hostilities and military activities," Nalbandian said. "It was
because of the non-compliance of Azerbaijan to the main requirement of
these resolutions that made their implementation impossible. And it is
at least ridiculous that Azerbaijan refers to those same resolutions,
given that their implementation failed because of Baku itself."
"It is necessary to reiterate that none of the UN SC Resolutions refers
to Armenia as a party to the conflict. Armenia is only called upon
'to continue to exert its influence' over Nagorno-Karabakh and the
latter is apparently recognized as a party to the conflict, something
that Azerbaijan continuously tries to ignore," Nalbandian explained.
Azerbaijan has also rejected the requirement of the Security Council
resolutions on restoration of economic, transport, and energy ties
in the region, the Foreign Minister noted.
"Moreover, the resolutions of the UN Security Council urged to
refrain from any action that would obstruct a peaceful solution to
the conflict and to exert efforts to settle the conflict within the
Minsk Group framework," Nalbandian said. "And what has Azerbaijan done?
Absolutely the opposite: after every resolution it launched new
large-scale military activities.
"Baku resorted to new provocations to undermine the negotiation process
and the efforts of Armenia and the international community to resolve
the conflict exclusively by peaceful means. It continuous to do the
same today.
"Obviously, it is the Azerbaijani authorities that have repeatedly
violated the UN Security Council resolutions to comply with the
principles of international humanitarian law, something which they
continue to do even today, the vivid example of which is the case of
the crew of the downed helicopter.
"By the provocative step of shooting down the helicopter, while
on a training flight, Azerbaijan has blatantly violated not only
the provisions of the UN Security Council resolutions, but also
the trilateral agreements of 1994 and 1995 on the establishment and
consolidation of the cease-fire regime, as well as numerous calls of
the international community on strengthening of the ceasefire regime.
"In accordance to the international commitments on confidence building
measures, Armenia and Karabakh have notified through the OSCE channels
and mass media about their intention to hold beforehand planned joint
military exercises, unlike Azerbaijan which during recent months has
held a number of military exercises, including in the vicinity of
the line of contact and has never informed about them appropriately.
"Facing the reaction of the international community to its policy of
hostility, Azerbaijan tries to hide the weakness of its arguments by
futile allegations.
"Baku continues to oppose the international community which was once
again demonstrated by its reaction to the statement of the OSCE
Minsk Group Co-Chairs. Azerbaijan is clearly losing the sense of
reality and day by day is deepening the gap between itself and the
civilized world."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress