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AMBASSADOR: CHINA REFUSES TO SELL OFFENSIVE WEAPONS TO ARMENIA
Trend, Azerbaijan
June 13 2013
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 13 / Trend I. Izzet /
China has not, nor will not sell offensive weapons to Armenia,
Ambassador of China to Azerbaijan Hong Jiuyin said in Baku in response
to a direct question from reporters.
"The Chinese government reaffirms its support for the territorial
integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan. Also, we call for
the implementation of the UN Security Council resolutions on
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. China supports the peaceful settlement
of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of international law,
as well as the international community's efforts in this direction,"
the Ambassador said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding
regions of Azerbaijan.
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 occupied territories.
Trend, Azerbaijan
June 13 2013
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 13 / Trend I. Izzet /
China has not, nor will not sell offensive weapons to Armenia,
Ambassador of China to Azerbaijan Hong Jiuyin said in Baku in response
to a direct question from reporters.
"The Chinese government reaffirms its support for the territorial
integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan. Also, we call for
the implementation of the UN Security Council resolutions on
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. China supports the peaceful settlement
of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of international law,
as well as the international community's efforts in this direction,"
the Ambassador said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding
regions of Azerbaijan.
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 occupied territories.