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  • BAKU: DM: European Countries Demonstrate Double Standards re NK

    Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
    Feb 2 2008


    European Countries Demonstrate Double Standards Concerning Regulation
    of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Defense Minister of Azerbaijan
    02.02.08 14:25

    Azerbaijan, Baku, 2 February / corr. Trend E. Huseynli /
    Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict is delayed due to the non-constructive
    position of Armenia and several European countries demonstrate double
    standards concerning its regulation, Safar Abiyev, the defense
    minister of Azerbaijan and colonel-general said during his meeting
    with Alayna Guidetti, the ambassador of the Switzerland Confederation
    to Azerbaijan.


    The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began in
    1988 due to Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Since
    1992, Armenian Armed Forces have occupied 20% of Azerbaijan including
    the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven surrounding districts. In
    1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement at which
    time the active hostilities ended. The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk
    Group ( Russia, France, and the US) are currently holding peaceful
    negotiations.


    According to minister, the double standards of the European countries
    concerning the solution of the conflict are not admissible. Aggressor
    should be called by its name. ` Azerbaijan prefers peace
    negotiations. However if there is no concrete results, we are able to
    liberate our land by all means, even by a war,' the minister added.


    Safar Abiyev received also Lyu Kvang-Chul, the ambassador of Korea to
    Azerbaijan on 2 February. During the meeting the minister stressed
    that 20% of the Azerbaijani lands have been occupied by the Armenian
    Armed Forces and more than 1 mln people were deported from their
    lands and the historical and cultural monuments were destroyed.
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