Today, Azerbaijan
April 20 2005
State official – Azerbaijan doesn’t need calls by OSCE Minsk group
co-chairs to Azeri people
20 April 2005 [17:47] – Today.Az
Azerbaijan unilaterally accepts the calls on compromises by the OSCE
Minsk Group co-chars to the Azerbaijani and Armenian peoples.
Novruz Mammadov, the head of the International Relationships Department
of the President’s Apparat, said that such statements contradict the
mission and authorities of the mediators in the Armenian-Azerbaijani
conflict over Nagorno- Karabakh, Trend reports.
He gave strict reply to last statement by the co-chairs. “We do not
act on the base of statements by co-chairs, as they are only mediator
in the conflict resolution process and should fulfill their task. We
don’t need statements addressed to both nations,” he underlined.
According to Mammadov, the co-chairs were to appeal such the leadership
and people of Armenia with such calls. In reply to question on
possible compromises by the Azerbaijani people for its leadership in
this context Mammadov assured that Azerbaijan rules out any principle
compromises. “We hold firm ground – territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
must be ensured, the occupied districts must be liberated, the refugees
must be repatriated. Azerbaijan will take any resolution upon thorough
analysis if some compromises are taken in this respect,” he underlined.
Touching upon the process of resolution Mammadov said that the
talks were in favor of Azerbaijan. “Thus, Azerbaijan demonstrates
diplomatic advantage, while Armenia cannot go ahead the political
atavism. Armenia reached the deadlock. They are in no condition to
independently take any resolution. The situation will not be normalized
for them irrespective of continuation of talks.
Avoiding commenting on individual meetings of the Foreign Ministers
with the OSCE co-chairs Mammadov said that initially it was not
planned to changes the format of the talks and if it occurred, it
mirrors the spirits of the Armenian side.
Mammadov also touched upon the fate of a report of the mission
to reveal the facts of the OSCE on settlement of Armenians in the
occupied zone. The theme was open for discussions at UN and the
mission is expected to pay visits to the region.
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