TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Nov 3 2006

British State Minister States on UK’s Recognition of Territorial
Integrity of Azerbaijan

Source: Trend
Author: A.Mammadova

03.11.2006

Mr. Geoff Hoon, the British Minister of State for Europe, Foreign &
Commonwealth, stated that the UK recognizes the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of Azerbaijan to include Nagorno-Karabakh. He
made the statement at a meeting of British parliament, Trend reports.

The statement testifies UK’s unambiguous attitude towards belligerent
Armenia’s separatist actions against Azerbaijan.

We also support the efforts of the Organization for Security and
Co-operation in Europe Minsk Group to find a negotiated settlement of
the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh
(NK).

He also commented on other conflicts in the region. The UK recognizes
the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia to include South
Ossetia and Abkhazia. "We do not recognize the claims to independence
of the separatist movements in these regions. The UK supports the
peaceful resolution of the conflicts in these regions and is working
to address the recent tension between Georgia and Russia. We
co-sponsored UN Security Council Resolution 1716 extending the
mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Abkhiazia. The EU issued a
statement on 17 October calling on Georgia and Russia to resume
dialogue and focus on reaching a peaceful resolution of the conflicts
in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, with full respect for Georgia’s
sovereignty and territorial integrity."

The UK also recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of
the Russian Federation to include all of the republics of the North
Caucasus, including Chechnya.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress