TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Sept 1 2007
Azerbaijan Should Take Out Armenia from Economic Blockade; Party Leader
Azeirbaijan, Baku / corr Trend S.Ilhamgizi / Azerbaijan should open
the border with Armenia and establish economical and diplomatic ties
with this country, Mais Gulaliyev, the chairman of Greens Party of
Azerbaijan said.
Accorgimg to Gulaliev, the party has carried out geopolitical
researches over the region and prepared proposals on the resolution
of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. The issue
will be discussed at a roundtable on 11 September. The party’s
position on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be
announed at the meeting.
Gulaliev said on 1 September, that a package of proposals basically
stipulate economical, public-political ways to solution to the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The document analyzes the Azerbaijani
economy and oil revenues of the country. Moreover, the analysis of
the positions and interests of international financial institutes,
foreign countries, and international organizations on the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was included in the proposals.
The chairman of the Greens Party ruled out the armed solution to the
conflict. It is unreal and can benefit only the Azerbaijani
opposition desiring replacement in power. `The opposition understands
it cannot come to power through elections in the near future. Forces,
desiring accession to power take every effort to make the Government
use armed interference and achieve replacement in the Government in
this way. In case war is broken out, the international organizations
will take every effort to replace the state power, even if NATO
forces will strike blows on Azerbaijan without delay,’ the party
leader said.
The Karabakh problem should be resolved only in a peaceable way,
which passes through the fulfillment of all commitments by
Azerbaijan. `We described the Government’s commitments to the
Azerbaijani people, opposition, non-governmental organizations and
international organizations in a package of proposals. After the
fulfillment of all obligations and consolidation of Azerbaijani
economy Azerbaijan should take out Armenian from the economic
blockade and put this country under its economic dependence,’ he
said.
The conflict between the two countries of South Caucasus began in
1988 due to territorial claims by Armenia against Azerbaijan. Armenia
has occupied 20% of the Azerbaijani land including the
Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven surrounding Districts. Since
1992, these territories have been under the occupation of the
Armenian Forces. In 1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire
agreement at which time the active hostilities ended. The Co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group ( Russia, France and USA) are currently
holding peaceful negotiations.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
