AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT CONSIDERS THAT IN GENERAL, MEETING WITH Armenian Head Went Normal
Author: A.Ismaylova
TREND, Azerbaijan
Nov 29 2006
The prestigious international organizations expressed their attitude
towards the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh within the framework of
keeping the territorial integrity, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham
Aliyev stated in an interview with AzTV as a result of the Summit of
the CIS State Heads.
The State Head said that generally the activities of the international
organizations over the recent period satisfy Azerbaijan. "Of course,
it strengthens our position. In general each question can be resolved
in certain frameworks – international law, norm and principles. No
question can be resolved outside these frameworks, and beginning
of any precedents in the future may impose serious problems for
other countries. Therefore, we once again stress that the principal
position of Azerbaijan remains unchanged – the territorial integrity
of the country should be restored. The population living in the
territory of Nagorno-Karabakh will be presented the highest status
of self-governance within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan,"
the State Head said.
According to him, for already three years, the negotiations regarding
the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
have been held within the Prague process. "Within this period, many
meetings took place at the level of Foreign Ministers and Presidents
of the two countries. Naturally these meeting focused on the ways
of resolving the problem. There were stages when we came to the
concluding results of the negotiations, and it is possible to say that
the positions of the sides have fully reformed. We are at the level
when the future negotiations depend on our negotiations. In this plan,
I consider the results of the recent meeting as normal," Aliyev said.
In addition, he said that the recent meeting in Minsk took place in
a constructive manner and the disputable questions were discussed.
"Over the recent period, we have achieved the solution of several
questions and agreed upon previously uncoordinated issues. But
principal issues representing difference still remains. Both Presidents
hold talks around this aspect," Aliyev said.
Touching on the position of Azerbaijan, he said that the position of
Azerbaijan remains unchanged. "Azerbaijan insists on the solution of
the problem within the territorial integrity of the country. Each of
the 4 Resolutions of the U.N. Security Council should be implemented,
the occupied territories of Azerbaijan should be released and more
than one million Azerbaijanis should return to their native lands,"
the President of Azerbaijan said.