KHAZAR IBRAGIM: "AZERBAIJAN WILL NEVER LOWER ITSELF TO A BANAL DEAL BY GIVING THE DESTINY OF THE OCCUPIED LANDS TO ANY OTHER COUNTRY"
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March 12 2008
Azerbaijan
"Owing to GUAM Azerbaijan is able to cooperate closely with its
member-states".
The due announcement was made by spokesman for Azerbaijan’s Foreign
Ministry Khazar Ibragim.
He also commented on Moldova’s plans to quit the organizations, saying
that there is a definite procedure for both joining and quitting the
organization. Asked whether GUAM will weaken if Moldova quits it, he
said the organization may lose weak members and acquire stronger ones.
Khazar Ibragim stressed the importance of the organization for
implementation of a number of economic projects, favorable not only
for its member-states but also for its partners.
GUAM’s prospects lie in its contribution to democratic development,
to the development of European transport corridors and development
of economic cooperation, between the countries, joining it".
He also said that GUAM was not established for the just settlement
of Nagorno-Karabalh conflict.
"At the same time, naturally, GUAM, which has Azerbaijan as its
member-state, takes definite decision, promoting the fair resolution
of both Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict and other "frozen conflicts"
on the territories of its member-states.
One of the examples of GUAM’s activity in this direction is an
inclusion of the discussion of the situation with "frozen" conflicts
on the territory of its member-states into paragraph 62 of the UN
General Assembly.
He also commented on Moscow’s proposal to Moldova to refuse accession
to NATO in exchange to its territorial integrity saying that Azerbaijan
will never undertake such a step if proposed.
"Azerbaijan will never lower itself to a banal deal by giving the
destiny of the occupied lands to any other country", he concluded.