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CIVIL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: NO SECURITY GUARANTEES IN AIRSPACE OVER OCCUPIED AZERBAIJANI TERRITORIES
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Aug 7 2012
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has banned the use of the airspace of Nagorno-Karabakh
occupied by Armenia, since no one can guarantee flight safety in
the area, the head of the Azerbaijani Civil Aviation Administration,
Arif Mammadov, told the New Azerbaijan party's official website.
He said Armenia's steps directed to the operation of the airport in
Khankendi, are attempts to violate international legal norms. This
air space belongs to Azerbaijan, so its use by Armenia is impossible.
"Therefore we, in accordance with international rules of air
navigation, declared air space closed. Our decision has been accepted
by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). If Armenians
illegally invade the air space of Azerbaijan, it will mean that they
violate international norms," the administration head said.
The equipment for the airport in Khankendi was obtained from the French
company Thales fraudulently. The Azerbaijani side has sent appeal to
the ICAO, in which it indicated that this equipment could fall into
terrorist hands. The international organization fully supports the
position of Azerbaijan, Mammadov said.
In his response letter ICAO head said that in case of violation of
its airspace Azerbaijan may compel the offender to make a landing at
any other airport, without causing harm to civilians and civilian
aircraft. The right to take any decision belongs to the state,
Mammadov said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France and the U.S. -
are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Trend
Aug 7 2012
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has banned the use of the airspace of Nagorno-Karabakh
occupied by Armenia, since no one can guarantee flight safety in
the area, the head of the Azerbaijani Civil Aviation Administration,
Arif Mammadov, told the New Azerbaijan party's official website.
He said Armenia's steps directed to the operation of the airport in
Khankendi, are attempts to violate international legal norms. This
air space belongs to Azerbaijan, so its use by Armenia is impossible.
"Therefore we, in accordance with international rules of air
navigation, declared air space closed. Our decision has been accepted
by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). If Armenians
illegally invade the air space of Azerbaijan, it will mean that they
violate international norms," the administration head said.
The equipment for the airport in Khankendi was obtained from the French
company Thales fraudulently. The Azerbaijani side has sent appeal to
the ICAO, in which it indicated that this equipment could fall into
terrorist hands. The international organization fully supports the
position of Azerbaijan, Mammadov said.
In his response letter ICAO head said that in case of violation of
its airspace Azerbaijan may compel the offender to make a landing at
any other airport, without causing harm to civilians and civilian
aircraft. The right to take any decision belongs to the state,
Mammadov said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France and the U.S. -
are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.