Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
March 16 2008

New UN Resolution is Next Victory of Azerbaijan’s Diplomacy:
Department Head of Azerbaijani Presidential Administration
16.03.08 17:08

Azerbaijan, Baku, 16 March / Trend News / Official Baku assesses the
UN General Assembly’s adoption of the Resolution on Situation in
Occupied Territories of Azerbaijan as strengthening of Azerbaijan’s
position in the international arena, said the Head of the Foreign
Relations Department of Azerbaijani Presidential Administration,
Novruz Mammadov, in his interview with AzTV channel. He described the
new UN Resolution as Azerbaijan’s victory.

According to Mammadov, the Resolution will positively affect the
negotiations process as well. He considers that the issue that some
39 UN member-countries supported Baku’s position means that
Azerbaijan may strengthen its position on this issue in the future as
well.

According to Mammadov, the Resolution will bring Armenia into a
desperate situation. `If to compare this Resolution with the previous
decisions on Azerbaijan, their difference is clearly seen. The
document helps strengthen Azerbaijan’s position, expand its
influence, as well as is a factor of influence on the negotiations
process,’ Mammadov said. In addition, he said that after UN General
Assembly’s adoption of a new Resolution, the OSCE Minsk Group
Co-Chairmen should demonstrate a concrete position on the conflict
settlement because the document says that the Co-Chairmen should
conduct their activities based on the norms and principles of the
international law and principles of territorial integrity of
Azerbaijan. Mammadov said that it is a serious message to them.

Mammadov considers that the position of Armenia and the forces
supporting it weaken. `Armenian Armed Forces occupied Azerbaijani
lands and the UN Resolution requires their withdrawal from the
occupied Azerbaijani lands. The Armenian government should correctly
understand this message and demonstrate a constructive position and
take steps directed towards settling the conflict,’ he said.

According to Mammadov, the Resolution will strengthen the internal
tension in Armenia and will not allow the country to continue its
unconstructive position for long.