AzerTag, Azerbaijan
Feb 9 2005
FACTS PRESENTED BY AZERBAIJAN PROVED, SAYS DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER
[February 09, 2005, 16:59:36]
The facts presented by Azerbaijan officials to the OSCE fact-finding
group examining settling of occupied Azerbaijani territories with
ethnic Armenians have been proved, stated Deputy Foreign Minister of
Azerbaijan Araz Azimov. The first stage has already ended; after the
facts revealed are analyzed, a corresponding report will be presented
to the OSCE Minsk Group, and the organization’s Permanent Council,
and then a political appraisal will be given to the situation, he
said.
In response to the claims that the Armenian families moved to these
territories are those who once left Azerbaijan, Araz Azimov noted
that in accordance with Geneva Convention of 1949, settling of
occupied territories is allowed under no circumstances, and that an
occupant has no right to make any demographic changes in the occupied
territories.
He especially emphasized that it was after the occupation that the
Armenian families were placed there, that contradicts international
humanitarian law. Armenian claims of this kind are groundless, and
will not be taken seriously, said the Deputy Foreign Minister.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress