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NATO Upholds Territorial Integrity of Armenia, Azerbaijan
Friday, September 5th, 2014
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Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the NATO summit in Wales
NEWPORT, Wales--In an all-encompassing declaration adopted Friday at a
NATO summit in Wales, the North Atlantic Council, NATO's principle
decision-making body, made references to conflicts in the South
Caucasus and Eastern Europe. The declaration, keeping in line with
NATO verbiage since 2006, referred to territorial integrity while
neglecting to mention the right to self-determination.
"Russia's illegitimate occupation of Crimea and military intervention
in eastern Ukraine have raised legitimate concerns among several of
NATO's other partners in Eastern Europe," the Wales Summit Declaration
reads.
"Allies will continue to support the right of partners to make
independent and sovereign choices on foreign and security policy, free
from external pressure and coercion. Allies also remain committed in
their support to the territorial integrity, independence, and
sovereignty of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and the Republic of
Moldova."
"In this context, we will continue to support efforts towards a
peaceful settlement of the conflicts in the south Caucasus, as well as
in the Republic of Moldova, based upon these principles and the norms
of international law, the UN Charter, and the Helsinki Final Act. The
persistence of these protracted conflicts continues to be a matter of
particular concern, undermining the opportunities for citizens in the
region to reach their full potential as members of the Euro-Atlantic
community. We urge all parties to engage constructively and with
reinforced political will in peaceful conflict resolution, within the
established negotiation frameworks," the declaration says.
Friday, September 5th, 2014
http://asbarez.com/126703/nato-upholds-territorial-integrity-of-armenia-azerbaijan/
Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the NATO summit in Wales
NEWPORT, Wales--In an all-encompassing declaration adopted Friday at a
NATO summit in Wales, the North Atlantic Council, NATO's principle
decision-making body, made references to conflicts in the South
Caucasus and Eastern Europe. The declaration, keeping in line with
NATO verbiage since 2006, referred to territorial integrity while
neglecting to mention the right to self-determination.
"Russia's illegitimate occupation of Crimea and military intervention
in eastern Ukraine have raised legitimate concerns among several of
NATO's other partners in Eastern Europe," the Wales Summit Declaration
reads.
"Allies will continue to support the right of partners to make
independent and sovereign choices on foreign and security policy, free
from external pressure and coercion. Allies also remain committed in
their support to the territorial integrity, independence, and
sovereignty of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and the Republic of
Moldova."
"In this context, we will continue to support efforts towards a
peaceful settlement of the conflicts in the south Caucasus, as well as
in the Republic of Moldova, based upon these principles and the norms
of international law, the UN Charter, and the Helsinki Final Act. The
persistence of these protracted conflicts continues to be a matter of
particular concern, undermining the opportunities for citizens in the
region to reach their full potential as members of the Euro-Atlantic
community. We urge all parties to engage constructively and with
reinforced political will in peaceful conflict resolution, within the
established negotiation frameworks," the declaration says.