Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Nov 29 2004

UN may consider resolution on Garabagh conflict next year

Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov, who has returned from New York,
held a news conference Friday dedicated to discussions on the
occupied Azeri lands put on the agenda of the 9th UN General Assembly
session as the 163rd provision.
Azimov pointed out that the ongoing mass settlement of Armenians in
the occupied territories of Azerbaijan contradicts international law,
which necessitates discussion on the issue on the level of the United
Nations.
The Deputy Foreign Minister noted that Azerbaijan aspires to create
an OSCE expert group to conduct monitoring of the occupied
Azerbaijani lands. He said that the current UN session will last till
September 2005 and that discussions on the issue may resume any time
and a relevant draft resolution prepared by Azerbaijan considered.
The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs agree to sending experts to the
occupied territories, he added.*