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"Yellow card" to Azerbaijan
02:56 pm | June 25, 2010 | Politics
International organizations decrying Azerbaijan's recent diversion did
not give names in their statements.
In response to their statements, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian today advised speaking openly and naming those responsible
to avoid further problems.
"In order not to encourage those who make bellicose statements, those
who frequently violate the truce, those who refuse to remove snipers
from the contact line, those who incite provocations and attempt to
disrupt negotiations, the international community should call things
by their proper names and openly declare who was responsible for the
recent incident at the line of contact between the NKR and Azerbaijani
armed forces," Edward Nalbandian said during a joint press conference
with Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of
Austria, Michael Spindelegger.
During the meetings with the authors of statements Minister Nalbandian
learnt that the appeals are addressed to Azerbaijan. "Statements on
the recent incident in Chaylu signal as `yellow card' for Azerbaijan,"
he added.
Edward Nalbandian stressed that Azerbaijan attempts to attach
religious colouring to the conflict and involve the Islamic world in
the matter.
"I advise the international community to express a definite stance on
the incident not to make an impression among Azerbaijanis that it will
allow or accept any encroachment, bellicose statement or approach,"
Minister Nalbandian said.
Replying to a journalist's question why Austria decided to open its
first embassy in Azerbaijan which is labeled as an authoritarian
country by the international community, Michael Spindelegger said,
"Nabucco pipeline project tempted many Austrians; hence we decided to
open the first embassy in Baku.The financial crisis frustrated our
plans to open Embassies in all South Caucasian countries. But we shall
establish diplomatic outposts in Armenia and Georgia in due time"
In response to an Austrian journalist's question why the
Armenian-Turkish rapprochement was suspended, Minister Nalbandian
said, "The reason is that Turkey has returned to the language of
preconditions. Turkey constantly reiterates that it does not set
preconditions while in fact, does the opposite. Not only Yerevan, but
also the international community repeatedly insist on normalising
relations without preconditions. Negotiations will resume only in case
Turkey shows respect for international agreements."
http://a1plus.am/en/politics/2010/06/25/foreign-minister
From: A. Papazian
02:56 pm | June 25, 2010 | Politics
International organizations decrying Azerbaijan's recent diversion did
not give names in their statements.
In response to their statements, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian today advised speaking openly and naming those responsible
to avoid further problems.
"In order not to encourage those who make bellicose statements, those
who frequently violate the truce, those who refuse to remove snipers
from the contact line, those who incite provocations and attempt to
disrupt negotiations, the international community should call things
by their proper names and openly declare who was responsible for the
recent incident at the line of contact between the NKR and Azerbaijani
armed forces," Edward Nalbandian said during a joint press conference
with Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of
Austria, Michael Spindelegger.
During the meetings with the authors of statements Minister Nalbandian
learnt that the appeals are addressed to Azerbaijan. "Statements on
the recent incident in Chaylu signal as `yellow card' for Azerbaijan,"
he added.
Edward Nalbandian stressed that Azerbaijan attempts to attach
religious colouring to the conflict and involve the Islamic world in
the matter.
"I advise the international community to express a definite stance on
the incident not to make an impression among Azerbaijanis that it will
allow or accept any encroachment, bellicose statement or approach,"
Minister Nalbandian said.
Replying to a journalist's question why Austria decided to open its
first embassy in Azerbaijan which is labeled as an authoritarian
country by the international community, Michael Spindelegger said,
"Nabucco pipeline project tempted many Austrians; hence we decided to
open the first embassy in Baku.The financial crisis frustrated our
plans to open Embassies in all South Caucasian countries. But we shall
establish diplomatic outposts in Armenia and Georgia in due time"
In response to an Austrian journalist's question why the
Armenian-Turkish rapprochement was suspended, Minister Nalbandian
said, "The reason is that Turkey has returned to the language of
preconditions. Turkey constantly reiterates that it does not set
preconditions while in fact, does the opposite. Not only Yerevan, but
also the international community repeatedly insist on normalising
relations without preconditions. Negotiations will resume only in case
Turkey shows respect for international agreements."
http://a1plus.am/en/politics/2010/06/25/foreign-minister
From: A. Papazian