Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

BAKU: parliamentarian: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be Solved Soon

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • BAKU: parliamentarian: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be Solved Soon

    Today, Azerbaijan
    Jan 6 2010


    Azerbaijani parliamentarian: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be solved soon

    06 January 2010 [11:27] - Today.Az

    Day.Az interview with member of Azerbaijan Milli Majlis (parliament)
    Aydin Mirzazade.

    Is resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict likely to see progress
    in the first decade of 2010?

    It is very hard to predict political process, since so many factors
    impact the final result. There is no doubt the resolution of the
    Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is moving forward. The present situation,
    international situation, hopelessness of Armenia's occupation policy
    and Azerbaijan's principle position in this matter will lead to
    resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict soon. But it is impossible
    to predict exact time when it will happen.

    Today, Armenia is forced to make a choice: either it accepts
    international legal norms, builds normal neighborly relations with
    neighbors, or it will gradually lose its national strength, and
    finally, independence.

    In your opinion, may the Turkey-Armenia protocols be ratified till
    April 24, next anniversary of the so-called `Armenian genocide'?

    Turkey has a specific position on this issue. Turkey will not ratify
    the protocols until there is progress in resolving the
    Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and until Armenia withdraws its troops from
    occupied Azerbaijani territories.

    One should not link ratification of protocols with the date April 24 -
    a day of invented "Armenian genocide". Armenia often threatens Turkey
    with possible recognition of this fictitious event by some countries.

    Turkey, as a great state, is of great importance both for the world
    community and in bilateral relations with major countries. Therefore,
    any country is unlikely to exert political pressure on Turkey to
    recognize the date of April 24 because of political ambitions of the
    Armenian nationalists.

    Such a move could lead to unpredictable consequences, in particular,
    can spoil bilateral relations between Turkey and the countries that
    can take such a step. Threats of Armenian nationalists are not serious
    and ungrounded

    Do you mean the Armenia-Turkey border is less likely to open till April 24?

    Everything depends on settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The
    Armenian-Turkish border may be opened only after agreement is reached
    on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, regardless of whether it will happen
    before or after April.

    In your view, who will take the first step to promote normalization of
    Armenian-Turkish relations? Ankara or Yerevan?

    I think Turkey has already made its move in this regard. Despite
    Armenia's territorial claims against Turkey, Ankara signed the
    Turkey-Armenia protocols.

    Now it is up to Armenia, that is, it needs only to recognize
    international law and abandon territorial claims to neighboring
    states.

    What steps Armenian may take to get Armenia-Turkey relations
    normalized as soon as possible?

    I think that Armenia would never agree to abandon its great power
    ambitions, but the current situation compels it to sober up, because
    Armenia's policy leads to self-imposed isolation and absence of any
    investments in the country's economy.

    N. Abdullayeva


    URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/58962.html
Working...
X