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  • BAKU: UN: Opening new corridor for flights between Armenia and NK

    Trend, Azerbaijan
    April 2 2011


    UN: Opening new corridor for flights between Armenia and
    Nagorno-Karabakh impossible without ICAO's decision
    02.04.2011 12:23 Azerbaijan, Baku, April 2 / Trend, M. Aliyev /

    Opening a new corridor to carry out flights between Armenia and
    Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan's occupied region) is impossible without
    the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) decision, UN
    Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan Fikret Akcura believes.

    "It is impossible to carry out such flights without their permission,"
    Akcura told journalists on Saturday.

    Armenia plans to open the airport in Khankendi in May. Armenian
    President said on Thursday that he will be the first passenger of an
    aircraft, which will depart from Khankendi.

    Armenia has no right to operate the airport in Khankendi, built in the
    Azerbaijani occupied territories. This contradicts all international
    conventions and will not be allowed by any international
    organizations, including an influential organization such as the
    International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), AZAL spokesman
    Maharram Safarli said earlier.

    It is necessary to obtain relevant documents and approval from the
    ICAO to operate the airport.
    Azerbaijan has informed the organization about inadmissibility of
    carrying out flights from this airport.

    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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