SAMAD SEYIDOV: ARMENIA ALLOCATES $25 MILLION TO FORM NAGORNO KARABAKH’S BUDGET, WE ARE READY TO ALLOCATE $100 MILLION

APA
[ 05 Nov 2007 19:12 ]

"I hope that you have read the resolution of the Council of Europe
on Nagorno Karabakh, which shows that Nagorno Karabakh community,
both Azerbaijanis and Armenians should reach an understanding and
take measures in this direction," Samad Seyidov, head of Azerbaijani
delegation to the Council of Europe said in the Nagorno Karabakh panel
in the framework of the event on "frozen conflicts" organized by the
Monitoring Committee of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly
(PACE) and German Institute for International and Security Affairs
in Bundestag, APA European bureau correspondent reports.

Samad Seyidov mentioned that Nagorno Karabakh Armenians drove out
Azerbaijanis living there.

"If we speak about Nagorno Karabakh people, please take into account
60,000 Azerbaijanis living there. The second thing is that Nagorno
Karabakh representatives participated in the talks several years
ago and our colleagues know it. Let’s see who participates in these
negotiations as a leading force? Armenian military units have been
placed in Nagorno Karabakh, Armenian population of Nagorno Karabakh
passes military service in Armenia, budget of Nagorno Karabakh is
the main part of Armenian budget, Armenia announced Nagorno Karabakh
its main part due to Constitution Act adopted in 1989. This law is in
force by now. Then it is clear whom we have to carry out negotiations,"
he said.

Samad Seyidov stated Azerbaijan’s position regarding this issue.

"We are ready to carry out debates with people in Nagorno Karabakh
and I wonder why Nagorno Karabakh Armenians do not invite Nagorno
Karabakh Azerbaijanis to Karabakh? It is surprising why Armenians
fire at Nagorno Karabakh Azerbaijanis when they want to return
to their native lands? How can we carry out negotiations when
Armenian community of Nagorno Karabakh deviates from considering
themselves Azerbaijani citizen? We are ready to negotiations and we
can guarantee Nagorno Karabakh. But Nagorno Karabakh side does not
accept our terms. There is only one way-conflict should be solved
in the framework of international law. You know that territorial
integrity of states and nations’ defining their fortune does not
contradict each other. We are ready to give all necessary rights to
Nagorno Karabakh today. Armenia allocates $25 million to form Nagorno
Karabakh’s budget. But we are ready to allocate $ 100 million and
more to Nagorno Karabakh today," he said.