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YEREVAN TURNS DOWN OFFER FOR CREATING WORKING GROUP ON PEACE DEAL
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
March 18 2015
18 March 2015, 15:56 (GMT+04:00)
By Mushvig Mehdiyev
At a time when efforts have intensified in view of solving the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Armenia has officially refused an offer to
create a working group under the Great Peace Agreement, Azerbaijani
Foreign Minister reported.
Referring to the locked settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
Foreign Minister, Elmar Mammadyarov said there is no room for optimism
in view of this issue, since Armenia remains true to its aggressive
rhetoric.
"Old arguments and old issues took the stage again. Perhaps, Armenia's
rulers attempt to play domestic audience for its purposes," Mammadyarov
added.
As part of the active involvement of Azerbaijan to see manifest the
settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijan's position
remains unchanged when it comes to the Great Peace Agreement, said
Mammadyarov.
The Great Peace Agreement envisages the peaceful resolution of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict based primarily on Madrid Principles,
which includes the withdrawal of Armenian troops from the occupied
lands as a first condition to end Armenia-Azerbaijan dispute.
Notwithstanding the handshake of top Armenian and Azerbaijani officials
on the proposed principles, no progress towards the deadline of
the withdrawal of Armenian forces from the occupied territories
has reportedly been achieved, mainly due to Armenia's reluctance to
build peace.
Despite Armenian rulers' systematic hindrances, Azerbaijani officials
have, nevertheless, exerted all-out efforts to resolve all outstanding
issues as to promote regional stability and peace, in keeping with
Baku's commitment to its people and the region. And yet Yerevan
remains stubborn.
Earlier last week, Mammadyarov reiterated Azerbaijan's readiness
to start active and comprehensive talks in an effort to succeed
in brokering a breakthrough agreement towards the resolution of
the conflict.
Furthermore, the OSCE Minsk Group supports calls for coming to a
consensus in regard to the kick-off of talks under the conditions
provided by the Great Peace Agreement.
Calls for an immediate start of peace talks were included in
a statement issued by the co-chairs of the Minsk Group following
their meeting with the Armenian foreign minister in Munich on March
6. But Armenia chose instead to invent numerous lies and pretexts to
feed the stalemate and shy away from the settlement process of the
20-year-old conflict.
Azerbaijan's internationally recognized Nagorno-Karabakh territory
was turned into a battlefield and zone of aggravated tensions after
Armenia sent its troops to occupy Azerbaijan's lands. As a result,
20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory stands
under military occupation. For the past two decades, and despite calls
from the international community, Armenia has refused to withdraw
its troops and retreat within its national borders.
The two countries 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.
http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/79250.html
From: Baghdasarian
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
March 18 2015
18 March 2015, 15:56 (GMT+04:00)
By Mushvig Mehdiyev
At a time when efforts have intensified in view of solving the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Armenia has officially refused an offer to
create a working group under the Great Peace Agreement, Azerbaijani
Foreign Minister reported.
Referring to the locked settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
Foreign Minister, Elmar Mammadyarov said there is no room for optimism
in view of this issue, since Armenia remains true to its aggressive
rhetoric.
"Old arguments and old issues took the stage again. Perhaps, Armenia's
rulers attempt to play domestic audience for its purposes," Mammadyarov
added.
As part of the active involvement of Azerbaijan to see manifest the
settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijan's position
remains unchanged when it comes to the Great Peace Agreement, said
Mammadyarov.
The Great Peace Agreement envisages the peaceful resolution of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict based primarily on Madrid Principles,
which includes the withdrawal of Armenian troops from the occupied
lands as a first condition to end Armenia-Azerbaijan dispute.
Notwithstanding the handshake of top Armenian and Azerbaijani officials
on the proposed principles, no progress towards the deadline of
the withdrawal of Armenian forces from the occupied territories
has reportedly been achieved, mainly due to Armenia's reluctance to
build peace.
Despite Armenian rulers' systematic hindrances, Azerbaijani officials
have, nevertheless, exerted all-out efforts to resolve all outstanding
issues as to promote regional stability and peace, in keeping with
Baku's commitment to its people and the region. And yet Yerevan
remains stubborn.
Earlier last week, Mammadyarov reiterated Azerbaijan's readiness
to start active and comprehensive talks in an effort to succeed
in brokering a breakthrough agreement towards the resolution of
the conflict.
Furthermore, the OSCE Minsk Group supports calls for coming to a
consensus in regard to the kick-off of talks under the conditions
provided by the Great Peace Agreement.
Calls for an immediate start of peace talks were included in
a statement issued by the co-chairs of the Minsk Group following
their meeting with the Armenian foreign minister in Munich on March
6. But Armenia chose instead to invent numerous lies and pretexts to
feed the stalemate and shy away from the settlement process of the
20-year-old conflict.
Azerbaijan's internationally recognized Nagorno-Karabakh territory
was turned into a battlefield and zone of aggravated tensions after
Armenia sent its troops to occupy Azerbaijan's lands. As a result,
20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory stands
under military occupation. For the past two decades, and despite calls
from the international community, Armenia has refused to withdraw
its troops and retreat within its national borders.
The two countries 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.
http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/79250.html
From: Baghdasarian