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  • BAKU: Azerbaijan to Germany: No Territorial Integrity, No Peace

    Today.Az, Azerbaijan
    Jan 5 2009


    Azerbaijan's ambassador to Germany: "If the territorial integrity of
    Azerbaijan is not restored, there will never be peace and stability in
    the region"

    05 January 2009 [11:05] - Today.Az

    Day.Az blitz-interview with Azerbaijani ambassador to Germany Parviz
    Shahbazov.

    - A conference on the variants of resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh
    conflict from the Azerbaijani point of view has lately been held in
    the Berlin office of the political fund of Conrad Adenauer. Armenian
    mass medias wrote much about it claiming that Azerbaijan was
    recommended to reconcile with the established situation. Could you
    please, being one of the participants in the event, inform an
    Azerbaijani reader about what was really going on at the conference?

    - I agree with you and I would like to note that as usually Armenian
    mass medias have their specific approach towards the information about
    the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in the way that is favorable to
    Armenia. It is not new to us.

    First of all, I would like to note that those who spoke at the
    conference informed in details about the position of Azerbaijan noting
    that Azerbaijan supports the peaceful resolution of the conflict in
    the framework of the territorial integrity of the country.

    Representative of the German fund of policy and science Uwe Halbah and
    referent of the secretariat of the faction of the Bundestag
    Christian-Democratic faction Reine Dornzeifer voiced their own
    opinions, supported the peaceful resolution of the conflict and
    recommended to use the mediation of international organizations,
    including the Council of Europe for the resolution of the conflict.

    Refuting the information of Armenian mass medias, I would like to note
    that Dornzeifer did not say that Azerbaijan must reject a part of
    lands. He noted that Azerbaijan and Armenia must find ways out of the
    established situation.

    In a response it was confirmed that Azerbaijan is interested in the
    soonest resolution of this conflict and uses all ways for the purpose.

    As for the Council of Europe, it was noted that the due resolution on
    the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict was adopted in the framework of this
    organization in 2005. This resolution says that the Armenian armed
    forces occupied a part of Azerbaijani lands, held ethnic cleansing and
    currently the occupation is going on. The resolution says that the
    Council of Europe is deeply concerned with the situation.

    It should be noted that Armenian mass medias informing about the
    conference did not say anything about the report of famous German
    researcher on South Caucasus and Central Asian countries Johannes Rau.

    Such approach proved again that statements, published in Armenian mass
    medias, are of propagandist nature. Rau said in his report that the
    conflict resolution must base on the territorial integrity of
    Azerbaijan, Armenian armed forces must be withdrawn from the occupied
    lands. As for Nagorno Karabakh, this region can be granted a high
    automony and the relations between Baku and Khankendi must be built in
    the vertical way.

    He added that being a researcher he studied the position of the
    Armenian public and researches showed that Armenian public has an
    ambiguous attitude towards the occupation of Azerbaijani lands and in
    most cases it is against it, being aware that there will not be peace
    in case of violation of the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. To
    prove his words, he listed the quotes from the statements of some
    Armenian politicians.

    The event was attended by some Armenians Gayane Apinyan and
    L.Sargsyan, who attempted to introduce themselves as representatives
    of Nagorno Karabakh Republic in Germany.

    In this connection after my appeal to the representative of the fund
    of Conrad Adenower, Hefelei, chairing the conference, was informed
    about the status of these persons. He said the fund does not recognize
    any structure as a permanent representative of "Nagorno Karabakh
    Republic" in Germany and the said people can take part in the event
    only as individuals, residing in Germany.

    I also voiced my protest to the fact that Apinyan claims to be
    permanent representative of non-existing "Nagorno Karabakh Republic"
    in Germany. I noted that Apinyan holds a provocative activity in
    Berlin, attempting to get political dividends from misinforming not
    only German NGOs, but also state and legislative structures.

    The German government does not recognize the separatist regime
    functioning in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan and the structure,
    which Apinyan claims to represent, is not registered in Germany. It
    allows to call Apinyan and his colleagues as impostors.

    Moreover, I have noted that there is no such concept as "Nagorno
    Karabakh people". Azerbaijani and Armenian communities have coexisted
    in the Nagorno Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. During the conflict a
    part of Azerbaijani community was terminated as a result of ethnic
    cleansing, while another part was driven away from the
    lands. Therefore, such people as Apinyan, have no right to speak on
    behalf of the Karabakh people.

    I would like to note that the leadership of Azerbaijan, that supports
    the resolution of the Karabakh conflict, has been taking all possible
    measures in this direction and in the future it intends to continue
    efforts in this direction. Yet, there is a limit to the patience of
    Azerbaijani people. Under international law, application of force
    against the territorial integrity allows Azerbaijan to give an
    adequate response. In case the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan is
    not restored, there will not be peace and stability in the region. The
    future development of the South Caucasus region depends on the
    resolution of the Karabakh conflict.

    - What can you say about the level of intergovernmental relations
    between Azerbaijan and Germany?

    - Azerbaijan and Germany maintain strong and developing relations.
    Both countries are interested in the greater development and deepening
    of cooperation. Currently most spheres in the bilateral relations
    including political, economic, cultural-humanitarian - are developing
    successfully and deepening.

    Mutual visits, numerous documents, events in economic, political and
    cultural spheres, are main indicators of bilateral relations. Two
    official and one working visit of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev
    to Germany have become a greater stimulus to deepening of relations.

    The year of 2008 was full of significant events in the history of
    relations between Azerbaijan and Germany. The year of Azerbaijan was
    held for the first time in the relations with the Western European
    countries in Germany. Under support of the Azerbaijani President with
    participation of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, other state
    structures, German and Azerbaijani NGOs, as well as representatives of
    Azerbaijani diaspora about 100 cultural events in the framework of the
    year of Azerbaijan were held in Berlin and other federal lands of
    Germany from March until December of 2008.

    These events were playing an important role in the familiarization of
    Europe with Azerbaijan, presenting true facts about our country. The
    event on closing the year of Azerbaijan, was held in Stutgart, in the
    capital of the federal land of Baden Wurttemberg. Coverage of the year
    of Azerbaijan by German mass medias, including such TV and radio
    channels as RBB and SVR, attracted attention of the German public to
    our country.

    Weeks of German culture will be held by a decision of the German
    government in Azerbaijan to continue cultural relations in 2009.

    /Day.Az/


    URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/49924.html
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