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    NATO Secretary General made no mention of military exercises in
    Karabakh - spokesperson

    15:11 * 29.11.14


    Upon Tert.am's request, Simone De Manso, Press Officer at the NATO
    General Headquarters in Brussels, commented upon Jens Stoltenberg's
    recent speech at the Parliamentary Assembly, denying the Azerbaijani
    media's earlier reports that Secretary General criticized the Armenian
    for conducting military exercises in Nagorno-Karabakh.

    The Azerbaijani media said that at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in
    The Hague, the alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
    criticized Armenia for conducting military exercises in the
    Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The report was later denied by Tevan
    Poghosyan, a member of the Armenian delegation. What can you say in
    that connection?

    The NATO Secretary General delivered a keynote speech at the NATO
    Parliamentary Assembly in The Hague on 26 November. Thereafter he took
    questions from the audience. At no time the Secretary General
    mentioned military exercises in Nagorno-Karabakh. Answering a question
    from the audience, the NATO Secretary General said: "Both Azerbaijan
    and Armenia are valued partners of NATO. And we stated that again in
    Wales. And all Allies remain committed in their support to the
    territorial integrity and independence and sovereignty of Armenia and
    Azerbaijan. And that's the reason why we continue to support efforts
    towards a peaceful settlement of the conflicts in the Caucasus, based
    on these principles and the norms of international law, the UN Charter
    and the Helsinki Final Act. But as I said, there's no direct NATO role
    in the conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh. But we support the efforts to try
    to find a peaceful negotiated settlement. And we support the efforts
    by the three chairmen of the Minsk process to try to make sure that we
    are moving forward in a difficult and important conflict."

    Do you think NATO should express concerns over the increasing tension
    along the Karabakh-Azerbaijan Line of Contact, highlighting
    Azerbaijan's direct responsibility for the escalations?

    On the same occasion, the NATO Secretary General expressed his concern
    with the recent incidents of violence, whilst underlining that there
    is no military solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and no
    alternative to a political solution. A full transcript of his speech
    and of the answers to the audience can be found on the NATO website
    underhttp://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_115098.htm

    Don't you find that Azerbaijan is in breach of the principles outlined
    in the Helsinki Final Act, including peaceful settlement and non-use
    of force?

    Clearly, there are many cease fire violations, and they cause military
    and civilian fatalities. The recent incidents are an escalation of
    violence and of serious concern. They underline the need for redoubled
    efforts to find a political settlement.

    What do you think should be NATO's role in the conflict settlement process?

    There's no direct NATO role in the conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh. We
    support the efforts to try to find a peaceful negotiated settlement
    through the Minsk Group process.


    http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/11/29/armenia-simonedemanso/

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