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GERMAN MP RECOGNISES RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION, FORGETTING ABOUT COUNTRIES' TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY
Trend
May 16 2012
Azerbaijan
The representative of the German Green Party, member of the German
Bundestag (parliament), Volker Beck sees only a peaceful way to
resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He thinks that it is necessary
to observe the rights of national minorities to self -determination.
It is characteristic that he has not mentioned a word about the main
principle of international law that is preserving the country's
territorial integrity. Beck has expressed his opinion at an event
dedicated to democracy in Baku.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven 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 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.
Trend
May 16 2012
Azerbaijan
The representative of the German Green Party, member of the German
Bundestag (parliament), Volker Beck sees only a peaceful way to
resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He thinks that it is necessary
to observe the rights of national minorities to self -determination.
It is characteristic that he has not mentioned a word about the main
principle of international law that is preserving the country's
territorial integrity. Beck has expressed his opinion at an event
dedicated to democracy in Baku.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven 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 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.