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    AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTRY: ARMENIA SHOULD REALIZE THAT RENAMING AZERBAIJANI CITIES HINDERS CONSTRUCTIVE NEGOTIATION PROCESS
    Trend S.Agayeva

    Trend
    Nov 2 2010
    Azerbaijan

    02.11.2010 16:29 EDITOR's NOTE: Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry
    spokesman's remarks added after the third paragraph

    The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry considers a decision of
    self-proclaimed "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" to rename the Azerbaijani
    Agdam region by giving it an Armenian name "Akna" ridiculous.

    "This decision of self-proclaimed "Nagorno Karabakh Republic" causes
    laugh," Foreign Ministry spokesman Elkhan Polukhov told Trend.

    By the decision of the government of self-proclaimed "Nagorno Karabakh
    Republic", the Agdam region was renamed as "Akna" and became one of
    the quarters of the Askeran city, Armenia Today reports.

    "The value of this decision is only paper and ink that were used to
    prepare this document," Polukhov said. "But at the same time Armenia's
    attempts to introduce separatist formation as an independent state
    by taking such steps and inviting various foreign visitors to the
    occupied territories are surprising," he added.

    Polukhov said apparently still there are forces in the political
    establishment of Armenia that are trying to destabilize the situation
    instead of continuing the constructive dialogue by seeking to reach
    a comprehensive peace in the region.

    The Armenian political elite must understand that this kind of
    ridiculous steps can lead to serious consequences, Polukhov stressed.

    "Experience shows that foreigners, invited by the Armenian side to the
    Nagorno-Karabakh, usually refuse if they learn about the situation
    before the trip. The fact on the French actor Gerard Depardieu and
    Russian singer Katya Lel, who acknowledged that were brought to
    the Nagorno-Karabakh by fraud, can serve as a striking example,"
    Polukhov said.

    The Armenian side must realize that such attempts can in no way
    promote a lasting peace in the region and hampers the constructive
    negotiation process.

    The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
    when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
    armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
    including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.

    Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
    co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
    are currently holding the peace negotiations.

    Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
    resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
    surrounding regions.




    From: A. Papazian
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