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    The Messenger, Georgia
    Dec 3 2004

    Aliev's accuses Armenia of stymieing negotiations

    According to the Azeri newspaper 525 Gazeta, during a visit by the
    OSCE's special representative on the Karabakh conflict Goran
    Lennmarker, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev stated that despite
    negotiations between leaders of the two countries, attempts to settle
    the Karabakh conflict still have no results. Aliev blamed Armenia for
    not taking serious steps to solve the conflict and for repeatedly
    trying to postpone talks.

    "The Azeri side wants the quickest possible settlement of this issue
    through peaceful means, however, the conflict can be solved only
    adhering to international standards, on the basis of the principles
    of territorial integrity and the inviolability of countries'
    borders," Aliev stressed, adding that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
    will still be resolved in the near future.

    Aliev welcomed the involvement of the Council of Europe and other
    international organizations in the settlement of the conflict.
    Simultaneously, Aliev said that the OSCE's Minsk group has the
    mandate to settle this problem and he expressed his hope that the
    Minsk Group will become more active in this direction.

    On his part, Goran Lennmarker said that after meeting with many
    people in Karabakh as well as with the people of other occupied
    regions of Azerbaijan, he is sure that this conflict will be solved
    in the near future by all means. He thinks that the international
    community and organizations should strengthen their attention so to
    resolve the conflict peacefully as soon as possible.

    Aliev also met with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers.
    According to Aliev, his government is doing its best to completely
    close refugee and IDP camps and locate new homes for them. Aliev
    stressed that this issue is a humanitarian crisis that has serious
    economic and social consequences.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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