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    AZERBAIJAN HAS NO RIGHT TO KARABAKH EITHER MORAL OR LEGAL

    http://artsakhtert.com/eng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=795:a zerbaijan-has-no-right-to-karabakh-either-moral-or-legal&catid=3:all&Itemid=4
    Friday, 28 September 2012 12:57

    The scandal caused by the extradition of killer Safarov from Hungary
    and his immediate pardon by the President of Azerbaijan raised a wave
    of indignation in the world. Different countries and organizations
    condemned this action; so did the international mediators dealing
    with the Karabakh settlement process. All the three OSCE Minsk Group
    co-chairing states - Russia, the U.S. and France - gave a very tough
    assessment of the actions of the Azerbaijani authorities violating
    the norms of morality and international law. In connection with
    Safarov's case, both the Minsk Group co-chairs and the overwhelming
    majority of political analysts and experts agreed that the process
    of the peaceful settlement of the conflict had been dealt a serious
    blow. Indeed, in these conditions, it is highly problematic to continue
    the negotiations, and, perhaps, it will take much time to resuscitate
    the peace process, if it is only possible.

    We can firmly state that new factors associated with "safarovshina"
    have appeared today in the settlement process. It has introduced a
    completely different situation in the process, and to consider the
    negotiations apart from the case of the Budapest killer is merely
    impossible, which is realized by sensible politicians and experts.

    Unfortunately, the official Baku does not seem to want to understand
    this; it tries to ignore obvious things and continues to put a
    good face on a bad situation. Evidence of this is an interview of
    Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov, who has recently
    commented on the issue of the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement for
    journalists. According to him, "the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
    must be restored, Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh should live together
    with Azerbaijanis, and a model of autonomy for their coexistence
    should be elaborated". And further: "We have never rejected the idea
    of determining â~@~Kâ~@~Kthe status of Nagorno-Karabakh, but the
    status can be discussed only after the return of Azerbaijanis to the
    region". This is followed by a set of quite tired cliches from the
    Azerbaijani propaganda arsenal regarding the territorial integrity
    of Azerbaijan allegedly supported by the UN Security Council and
    NATO, the non-constructivism of Armenia unwilling to reconsider its
    position, etc. "The resolute statements they make (UN, NATO - ed.)
    should be an open message for Armenia; it must understand and accept
    this", states categorically Azimov. But, a reasonable question occurs:
    does Azerbaijan accept the numerous "resolute statements" that there
    is no alternative to a peaceful settlement of the conflict, which
    are made by the same UN and NATO, as well as other international
    structures? The ongoing militaristic policy of Baku is an eloquent
    answer to this question.

    Listening to Azerbaijani politicians of different rank, in this case
    to Azimov, one cannot help feeling that they continue to live in a
    fool's paradise, in a kind of parallel universe completely detached
    from the reality. Otherwise, the same Azimov would not offer right now,
    without wasting time, to make immediately a daily schedule of measures
    on the conflict resolution, which, as he said, "should reflect all
    the issues of both the Armenian party's and our concern".

    Meanwhile, the logic of the settlement process and the life itself
    require an objective assessment of the current realities and,
    therefore, an adequate behavior of the peace process' participants,
    and first of all, Azerbaijan. For it is evident that to build a scheme
    of the Karabakh conflict settlement on illusions, without consideration
    of the objective processes of evolution of both the conflict and the
    modern world is absurd and even dangerous. But, has Azerbaijan really
    detached from the reality? Surely, not. It has its own, in a purely
    Azerbaijani understanding, reality, which has nothing to do with the
    civilized and peaceful coexistence of neighboring nations.

    If Azerbaijan were really interested in a peaceful settlement of the
    conflict, it would negotiate with the NKR to discuss all the issues,
    which, according to Azimov "concern both the Armenian party and us".

    But, the matter is that the real goal of Azerbaijan is hidden behind
    its "right" words on peaceful co-existence of Armenians and Azeris in
    Nagorno-Karabakh. And it has a single goal - to drive Armenians out of
    Nagorno-Karabakh or simply to eliminate them. Azimov himself clearly
    realizes that the proposal to return Azerbaijanis to Karabakh, even
    accepting the possibility of fulfilling such a plan, will lead not to
    peace, but to a new war. Today, the contradictions between the Armenian
    and Azerbaijani people are too deep, which was reconfirmed by the story
    of murderer Safarov's release, and it will take time to overcome them.

    And still... And still we see the irrepressible desire of the
    Azerbaijani party to throw dust in the eyes of the international
    community, portraying itself as a dove of peace with an olive branch in
    its beak. Without being embarrassed even by the fact that the scandal
    with Safarov, which received international resonance, exposed to the
    international community the ulcers of the Azerbaijani society suffering
    from pathological hatred towards the Armenian people. The state,
    in which extradition and pardon of a killer is called a diplomatic
    triumph, in which the murder of an Armenian is not a crime, has
    no moral right to claim for Nagorno-Karabakh. It hasn't either any
    legal right to demand that the international community subordinate
    the independent NKR to its jurisdiction.


    From: Baghdasarian
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