Today, Azerbaijan
March 5 2005

Araz Azimov: “Illegal Armenian settling facts in Lachin, Kelbejer,
Zangilan, Jebrail and Gubadli” were confirmed

05 March 2005 [16:47] – Today.Az

Deputy Prime Minister Araz Azimov who was on a visit to Prague with
Minister for Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov has held press
conference on results of the visit today.

A.Azimov stated that, though the visit failed to realize due to
Minister for Foreign Affair of Armenia Vardan Oskanyan’s illness
E.Mammadyarov got in touch with him by telephone. Araz Azimov
considered the meetings held with co-chairman of Minsk group and
members of FactFinding Mission of OSCE on March 2-3 fruitful.

The deputy Minister said of the lecture made by the Mission to be
consisting of 36 pages, though he didn’t inform about the details of
the lecture he said that, illegal settling facts were confirmed in
Lachin, Kelbejer, Zangilan, Jebrail and Gubadli. “The mission
didn’t come across population in other regions however they saw newly
repaired houses, ploughed soils.” A.Azimov told that, it can be
estimated that, Armenians had done some work, given proper
instructions to the population before the Mission arrived the
territory. He generally considered the lecture to be based on
reality.

A.Azimov replied the question “Whether the territory of Lachin region
will be given to Armenia as a corridor” as Azerbaijan side offers to
make use of this road both by Azerbaijan and Armenia, after the peace
treaty achieved, “We offer this road to be used for visits and load
carrying from both the Upper Garabagh to Armenia and from Armenia to
the Upper Garabagh and Azerbaijan to use it for visiting Nakhchivan.”

As to the matter that peaceful forces might be placed in the
border-line of Armed Forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan A.Azimov this
can lead to the freezing of the condition and will have no use,
“Azerbaijan wants the conflict to be solved not to be frozen. Such
forces can be placed only after peace treaty is achieved and the
population returns to their previous settlements.” A.Azimov said of
the delayed meeting between E.Mammedyarov and V.Oskanyan to be
realized next month. /APA/

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