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    BRITISH MP SAYS AZERBAIJAN'S OCCUPIED LANDS SHOULD BE RETURNED

    AzerNews, Azerbaijan
    Oct 1 2013

    1 October 2013, 19:37 (GMT+05:00)
    By Sara Rajabova

    The member of the Great Britain Parliament, MP for Harrow East,
    Bob Blackman, said that all the Armenian occupied lands should be
    returned to Azerbaijan.

    "In a region of South Caucasus not known for its diversity and
    tolerance, Azerbaijan stands out in completely different position
    because of its encouragement of all religious faiths and ethnic
    minorities. This is a time in which Christians are under pressure in
    Egypt, while radical Islam is on the rise in Syria and much of the
    Middle East and North Africa," Blackmann said replying to a survey
    from The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS)

    According to Blackman, despite the occupation by Armenia, a Christian
    country, of nearly 20 per cent of Azerbaijani territories, Azerbaijan's
    Christian and Jewish minorities are flourishing.

    "And the country is staunchly secular in its outlook. This is
    something that should be recognised and applauded. What is more, the
    international community should do more to make sure that international
    law is upheld and Azerbaijan's lands are returned to it. Azerbaijan has
    clearly demonstrated that all religions are not only just tolerated
    but also encouraged, and therefore the occupied lands can safely be
    returned to Azerbaijani control. Azerbaijan is a tolerant country
    and all occupied lands should be returned to it," Blackman said.

    Armenia occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally
    recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent
    regions, after laying territorial claims against its South Caucasus
    neighbor that had caused a lengthy war in the early 1990s.

    The UN Security Council has adopted four resolutions on Armenia's
    withdrawal from the Azerbaijani territory, but they have not been
    enforced to this day.

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