AZERI MFA: BAKU WILL NOT COMPROMISE IN LACHIN ISSUE
Pan ARMENIAN Network, Armenia
July 16 2005
16.07.2005 04:38
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ “Lachin is an inseparable part of Azerbaijan and this
territory cannot be conveyed to Armenians’ control,” Deputy Foreign
Minister of Azerbaijan Araz Azimov stated. In his words, “under the
guise of “a corridor” the Armenian party is trying to acquire control
over Lachin.” “Baku has many times reaffirmed its stand, according to
which the territories seized by the Armenian party, including Lachin,
should be returned to Azerbaijan. In exchange official Baku commits
itself to secure NK Armenian population,” Azimov said. He remarked
concessions of Azeri party in the Lachin issue are out of question,
Mediamax reported. It should be noted that when earlier commenting
on the topic of the humanitarian corridor in Lachin that is lately
raised by Baku, NKR President Arkady Ghukasyan noted that Lachin is
not subject to compromise, as this road connects Nagorno Karabakh
with the external world. “We have not deviated and we will not deviate
from the posture of our people,” the NKR leader underscored.