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    AZERBAIJAN MAY SUE ARMENIA IN INT'L COURT

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    May 31 2012
    Azerbaijan

    Azerbaijan may sue Armenia in an international court for economic
    losses as a result of the occupation of Azerbaijani lands.

    "Many institutions and agricultural facilities were completely
    destroyed at Azerbaijani lands occupied by Armenia, director of
    the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences, MP Ayten Mustafayeva
    told media today. "Armenia must pay a compensation for damages to
    Azerbaijan."

    She said that Azerbaijan and the society must work in this direction,"
    she said. "There are similar examples in the world. Proceeding from
    the international standards, Azerbaijan may raise this issue and
    voice it in the international court."

    There is no doubt that Armenia will bear liability under international
    law, she said.

    "We will begin working in this direction," she said. "This testifies
    to the fact that we think of our future generations."

    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.

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