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    INTERNATIONAL LAW 'OBVIOUS SOLUTION' TO KARABAKH CONFLICT

    news.az, Azerbaijan
    Oct 31 2011

    News.Az interviews Arturas Melianas, Liberal MP and deputy chairman
    of the Lithuanian parliamentary committee on social affairs and labour.

    Azerbaijan and Lithuania are not just partner countries. Your country,
    as it is often said, is an advocate for Azerbaijan in the process of
    European integration and actively lobbies the interests of Baku in
    Europe. What do people in Vilnius think about Azerbaijan's current
    path of development?

    It is obvious that Azerbaijan has found its own path of development.

    This can be seen firsthand by visiting your country. This also applies
    to social development and economic growth, as well as tolerance,
    which is quite noticeable. I mean the normal coexistence of different
    cultures, religions and peoples. So I think that Azerbaijan has
    already found its way, which is successful, the envy of many, and is
    confidently following this path. I'm sure it will provide a promising
    future to the country.

    But of course, we all know that there is a very serious problem,
    which I think the international community simply must finally resolve.

    You are referring to the Armenian occupation of the Azerbaijani
    land of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts. Is the world
    interested in this?

    Here I completely agree with officials from Baku, who criticize the
    international community for the lack of attention to this issue because
    no one has been able to settle the conflict in 20 years. There are
    almost no results or they are scarcely felt. I think it's bad that
    various international organizations, which are maintained with a lot
    of money, have not been able to solve this problem.

    What should be done in this situation? Is it so difficult for the
    world to understand the root of the problem?

    I believe that many people need to think that it is effective to
    search for ways to resolve the conflict. The situation is obvious.

    Azerbaijan's territorial integrity is violated and international law
    should be complied with. So, you need to find more specific methods
    to address this issue. I think they do exist. I am hopeful that that
    this will happen soon.

    Has your country managed to draw international attention to the
    occupation of Azerbaijani land to some degree during its OSCE
    chairmanship in 2011?

    Yes, you are quite right. Lithuania along with some other countries
    has felt what the influence of more powerful states means. Of course,
    Lithuania constantly raises this question and not only during the
    OSCE presidency.

    Of course, this is not so easy. Other eastern European countries also
    support us. Moreover, we must admit that other countries are more
    engaged in other issues, which are a priority for them, for example,
    economic issues that are really relevant today. And these countries
    delay the solution of problems such as Karabakh.

    But I think that it is inevitable to raise the Karabakh, Transnistria,
    Abkhazia and South Ossetia problems constantly. These issues must be
    resolved, otherwise Europe may itself face similar conflicts if the
    perpetrator is not punished.

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