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AZERBAIJANI FM: ABSENSE OF JOINT STATEMENT ON NAGORNO KARABAKH DUE TO YEREVAN'S UNCONSTRUCTIVE POSITION
Trend
Dec 7 2012
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec.7 / Trend, E.Tariverdiyeva /
The absense of a joint statement of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs
and the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, is due to
Yerevan's non-constructive position, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister
Elmar Mammadyarov told journalists when commenting on the results
of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs' meeting within the 19th annual
meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Dublin.
"Unfortunately, because of Yerevan's non-constructive position, which
has a habit of renunciating of its previous agreements, we could not
agree on a joint statement of the co-chairs and foreign ministers,"
Mammadyarov said.
The minister said that the absense of Yerevan's political will and
decisive steps is due to the presidential elections in Armenia.
As Mammadyarov said, unfortunately, the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk
Group did not use enough persistency regarding this issue.
Mammadyarov stressed that the core of the problem is the presence of
Armenian Armed Forces on Azerbaijani territory, which greatly impedes
resolution of the conflict. Even starting the withdrawal of the troops
from the Azerbaijani occupied territories will create conditions for
the beginning of the conflict resolution
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.
From: Baghdasarian
Trend
Dec 7 2012
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec.7 / Trend, E.Tariverdiyeva /
The absense of a joint statement of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs
and the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, is due to
Yerevan's non-constructive position, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister
Elmar Mammadyarov told journalists when commenting on the results
of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs' meeting within the 19th annual
meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Dublin.
"Unfortunately, because of Yerevan's non-constructive position, which
has a habit of renunciating of its previous agreements, we could not
agree on a joint statement of the co-chairs and foreign ministers,"
Mammadyarov said.
The minister said that the absense of Yerevan's political will and
decisive steps is due to the presidential elections in Armenia.
As Mammadyarov said, unfortunately, the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk
Group did not use enough persistency regarding this issue.
Mammadyarov stressed that the core of the problem is the presence of
Armenian Armed Forces on Azerbaijani territory, which greatly impedes
resolution of the conflict. Even starting the withdrawal of the troops
from the Azerbaijani occupied territories will create conditions for
the beginning of the conflict resolution
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.
From: Baghdasarian