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    BAKU TO USE ALL CHANCES FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH CONFLICT - AZERBAIJANI AMBASSADOR IN RUSSIA

    Trend News Agency
    March 25 2008
    Azerbaijan

    Azerbaijan, Baku, 25 March / Trend News / Baku will use all chances for
    peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Polad Bul-Buloglu,
    the Azerbaijani Ambassador in the Russian Federation, stated his
    interview to Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper.

    "The Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev noted in his statements that
    stakes were made on force for recent. Force will be decisive fact
    in solution of most disputable issues. I would like to note that
    Azerbaijan will use chances to settle the conflict through peace
    ways. We do not want bloodshed from the both sides," he stated.

    Bul-Buloglu touched upon the voting to UN General Assembly resolution,
    developed by Azerbaijan. "Voting against the resolution, Co-chairs
    created very complex situation. I cannot imagine how they visit
    Azerbaijan again. The key principle of intermediation, neutrality
    was violated. How could such representatives to act as mediators?

    Touching upon the Karabakh negotiations, Ambassador said that he
    supported attraction of East European countries to the process.

    According to Bul-Buloglu, there is need to active the potential of
    other members of OSCE Minsk Group. "We cannot dispense without Russia
    in the region and United States as well. I believe that the issue is
    to draw fresh players. Why we should not draw East European countries,
    like Romania and Poland?" he stated.

    The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began
    in 1988, due to the Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan.

    Since 1992, the Armenian Armed Forces have occupied 20% of Azerbaijan,
    including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven neighboring
    districts. In 1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire
    agreement which ended the active hostilities. The Co-Chairs of the
    OSCE Minsk Group ( Russia, France, and the US) are currently holding
    the peaceful negotiations.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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