ARMENIA DISTORTS THE ESSENCE OF THE MADRID TALKS
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2007-12-19 23:37:00
ArmInfo-Turan. After the meeting of Azerbaijan’s and Armenia’s
Foreign Ministers in Madrid within the frameworks of the Council
of Foreign Ministers OSCE, Armenia’s official actively distort the
content of the talks on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict,
reads the comment of the official representative of Azerbaijan’s
Foreign Ministry Khazar Ibrahim.
The talks are based on Azerbaijan’s position about restoration of
Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and sovereignty in all occupied
territories and the return of people displaced as a result of ethnic
cleansing to their native places, including the Nagorno Karabakh
region of Azerbaijan republic, Ibrahim said.
At the same time, Azerbaijan has always demonstrated a good
will. Armenia, on the contrary, continuing its military aggression,
demonstrates the policy of force use.
In accordance with the Article 51 of the UN Charter, if there is
aggression the victim has a right for self-defense. However, there
is a paradox situation in the region: the state- aggressor spends
more funds on defense that Azerbaijan. Expenses on military sphere in
Armenia comprise 4, 3%, and Azerbaijan – 3, 8%. Armenia has completely
militarized the Karabakh separatists.
Azerbaijan highly appreciates the recognition by the international
community Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity expressed in resolutions,
decisions and statements of the states and international organizations.
"We are deeply convinced that the propaganda by officials will cause
next signal of danger about real intentions of Armenia’s government"
reads the comment of the official representative of Foreign Ministry.
Khazar Ibrahim refuted the statement of Armenia’s Foreign Minister
Vardan Oskanian that Azerbaijan prevents participation in monitoring
on the front line of personal representative of the head of OSCE
Anjey Casprzhik.
Azerbaijan has never prevented anybody’s activity in accordance with
its international mandate, Ibrahim said.