AZERBAIJAN’S FOREIGN MINISTRY CONDEMNS VISIT OF VICE SPEAKER OF BRITISH HOUSE OF LORDS TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH
Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
July 24 2007
Azerbaijan, Baku /corr. Trend K.Ramazanova / The Foreign Ministry
of Azerbaijan condemns the upcoming visit of the Deputy Speaker of
the House of Lords of Great Britain, Caroline Cox, to Azerbaijan’s
Nagorno-Karabakh region occupied by Armenia. The Press Secretary of
the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan, Khazar Ibrahim, said on 24 July
that the visit is not recognized by the international community.
According to Ibrahimov, the visit testifies to the Baroness’
partiality. "It is not the first visit of the Baroness to
Nagorno-Karabakh and it is no secret that the visits take place
under patronage and influence of the Armenian lobby. In each of her
visits, Cox does not keep herself from acting against Azerbaijan,"
Ibrahimov said.
According to him, the Azerbaijani side has repeatedly appealed to the
House of Lords on this issue. The Foreign Ministry’s representative
stressed that irrespective of the Baroness’ visits since the beginning
of 1996, no delegation has been sent by Great Britain to the occupied
Azerbaijani lands. "Because they recognize the territorial integrity
of Azerbaijan, Great Britain does not wish to take any provocative
steps," Ibrahimov said.
Armenian media sources inform that during her visit to
Nagorno-Karabakh, the Baroness met with the speaker of the so-called
Parliament of Nagorno-Karabakh, Ashot Gulyan, and with so-called
Foreign Minister, Georgi Petrosyan.
It is Cox’s sixty-third visit to Nagorno-Karabakh.