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  • BAKU: China Keen to Contribute to Karabakh Settlement - Envoy

    CHINA KEEN TO CONTRIBUTE TO KARABAKH SETTLEMENT - ENVOY

    Bilik Dunyasi news agency
    4 Jan 05


    Baku, 4 January: The Chinese ambassador to Azerbaijan, Zhang Xiyun,
    has said that his country respects Azerbaijan's territorial integrity
    and sovereignty. "We have no vested interests in the Caucasus and
    would be glad to see a solution to the Nagornyy Karabakh problem on
    the basis of principles of justice and international law. In this
    sense, we are ready to maintain close contact with the Azerbaijani
    government and to contribute to a settlement, including a settlement
    within the framework of the UN Security Council," the ambassador said.

    Asked whether the investigation into the illegal supplies of Typhoon
    rocket mounts to Armenia had been completed, the ambassador said the
    transaction had been carried out by a Chinese commercial firm without
    the knowledge of the Chinese government.

    Zhang Xiyun added that the Chinese side had provided an explanation
    and informed the Azerbaijani authorities of the measures it had taken
    to prevent this from happening again.

    "I don't think this incident should affect the development of
    bilateral relations. We have to build our relations with a view to the
    future, not to the past," the diplomat said.

    It should be remembered that facts of weapons supplies from China to
    Armenia and Nagornyy Karabakh emerged several years ago. Eight Typhoon
    rocket mounts were secretly shipped to Armenia, four of which were
    immediately transferred to Nagornyy Karabakh. Azerbaijan regarded it
    as an unfriendly gesture on the part of the People's Republic of China
    and issued an official protest note.
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