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Tough Statement Of U.S. Department of State On Aliyev's Speech
Lragir.am
Politics - Saturday, 31 May 2014, 13:46
On Friday the spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State Jane Psaki
answered the question of the Armenian service of the Voice of America
on the reaction of the U.S. State Department to the Ilham Aliyev's
speech on Azerbaijan's Independence Day.
"In the coming years to strengthen our military capabilities we will
allocate as much money as necessary. We have purchased and will
purchase the most modern equipment. By equipping the Azerbaijani army
is among the strongest armies in the world. Reform of the
army-building enhances our combat capability and strengthens
discipline. Structural reforms are carried out and further work is
carried out on the frontline," Aliyev had stated.
Aliyev stressed that "the best measure of confidence building is the
withdrawal of Armenian occupying forces from Azerbaijani lands."
"Other measures of confidence building do not exist. As long as our
lands are under occupation, the war cannot be considered over.
Answering the question of the Armenian service of the Voice of
America, the spokesperson of the U.S. Department of State said
provocative and extremist statements contradict the principles of the
United States, boost tension in the region and harm the peace process.
She reiterated the commitment of the United States as a co-chair of
the Minsk Group to help the sides to achieve a peace settlement on the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, adding that the joints statements made by
the heads of states and co-chairs of the Minks Group between 2009 and
2013 stated clearly that the peace settlement must be based on the UN
Charter and the Helsinki Final Act, particularly the principles of
non-use of force, territorial integrity and self-determination.
In the end, Jane Psaki called the sides to multiply their efforts at
the table of negotiations and focus on the benefits of peace for the
people of the region.
- See more at: http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/politics/view/32518#sthash.Kx5V67LM.dpuf
Lragir.am
Politics - Saturday, 31 May 2014, 13:46
On Friday the spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State Jane Psaki
answered the question of the Armenian service of the Voice of America
on the reaction of the U.S. State Department to the Ilham Aliyev's
speech on Azerbaijan's Independence Day.
"In the coming years to strengthen our military capabilities we will
allocate as much money as necessary. We have purchased and will
purchase the most modern equipment. By equipping the Azerbaijani army
is among the strongest armies in the world. Reform of the
army-building enhances our combat capability and strengthens
discipline. Structural reforms are carried out and further work is
carried out on the frontline," Aliyev had stated.
Aliyev stressed that "the best measure of confidence building is the
withdrawal of Armenian occupying forces from Azerbaijani lands."
"Other measures of confidence building do not exist. As long as our
lands are under occupation, the war cannot be considered over.
Answering the question of the Armenian service of the Voice of
America, the spokesperson of the U.S. Department of State said
provocative and extremist statements contradict the principles of the
United States, boost tension in the region and harm the peace process.
She reiterated the commitment of the United States as a co-chair of
the Minsk Group to help the sides to achieve a peace settlement on the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, adding that the joints statements made by
the heads of states and co-chairs of the Minks Group between 2009 and
2013 stated clearly that the peace settlement must be based on the UN
Charter and the Helsinki Final Act, particularly the principles of
non-use of force, territorial integrity and self-determination.
In the end, Jane Psaki called the sides to multiply their efforts at
the table of negotiations and focus on the benefits of peace for the
people of the region.
- See more at: http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/politics/view/32518#sthash.Kx5V67LM.dpuf