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ARMENIAN FM: STEPANAKERT AIRPORT IS FOR CIVILIAN PURPOSES
TERT.AM
20:42 ~U 06.02.13
Photo by Photolur
Armenia's foreign minister has responded to European parliamentarians'
concerns over the Azerbaijani authorities' threats to shoot down the
civilian planes flying from the Stepanakert airport.
In comments to the information-analytical website News.am, Edward
Nalbandian said the issue has not been politicized by the Armenian
side, adding that the airport should serve only civilian and
humanitarian purposes.
His full comments are below:
"If those above mentioned two-three parliamentarians are genuinely
concerned about the negotiation process, then they should have at
least been interested in it, they should have been acquainted with the
approaches of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs. Specifically on this
issue the Co-Chairs have on numerous occasions urged the sides to
reject any threat or use of force against civil aircrafts and that the
airport opening issue should not be politicized. But who is
threatening? Azerbaijan. Who is politicizing? Azerbaijan and those who
by the latter's incitements are making these kinds of statements."
If these parliamentarians are genuinely concerned about the security
and stability in the region, then why have not they ever expressed any
concerns about the bellicose rhetoric, warmongering policies of
Azerbaijan, about its provocative actions? What was their reaction
about the notorious Safarov deal? Those same parliamentarians were
either silent or were even justifying Azerbaijan, when the whole world
was unequivocally condemning Baku.
Why are those parliamentarians behaving like this? I think the answer
to this question we, as well as they themselves know very well.
Our position on this issue is very clear: Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia
have never politicized and do not politicize the opening of the
Stepanakert airport. The airport in Stepanakert is only for civilian
and humanitarian purposes.
TERT.AM
20:42 ~U 06.02.13
Photo by Photolur
Armenia's foreign minister has responded to European parliamentarians'
concerns over the Azerbaijani authorities' threats to shoot down the
civilian planes flying from the Stepanakert airport.
In comments to the information-analytical website News.am, Edward
Nalbandian said the issue has not been politicized by the Armenian
side, adding that the airport should serve only civilian and
humanitarian purposes.
His full comments are below:
"If those above mentioned two-three parliamentarians are genuinely
concerned about the negotiation process, then they should have at
least been interested in it, they should have been acquainted with the
approaches of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs. Specifically on this
issue the Co-Chairs have on numerous occasions urged the sides to
reject any threat or use of force against civil aircrafts and that the
airport opening issue should not be politicized. But who is
threatening? Azerbaijan. Who is politicizing? Azerbaijan and those who
by the latter's incitements are making these kinds of statements."
If these parliamentarians are genuinely concerned about the security
and stability in the region, then why have not they ever expressed any
concerns about the bellicose rhetoric, warmongering policies of
Azerbaijan, about its provocative actions? What was their reaction
about the notorious Safarov deal? Those same parliamentarians were
either silent or were even justifying Azerbaijan, when the whole world
was unequivocally condemning Baku.
Why are those parliamentarians behaving like this? I think the answer
to this question we, as well as they themselves know very well.
Our position on this issue is very clear: Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia
have never politicized and do not politicize the opening of the
Stepanakert airport. The airport in Stepanakert is only for civilian
and humanitarian purposes.