Public TV, Armenia
March 15 2008
ARMENIAN MINISTER CRITICAL OF AZERI-SPONSORED UN RESOLUTION
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan has criticized the
Azerbaijan-sponsored UN General Assembly resolution onthe Nagornyy
Karabakh conflict, Armenian Public TV has reported.
This resolution is hypocritical, will not benefit Azerbaijan and will
confuse the international community, Public TV quoted him as saying.
At the same time, he said that the UN resolution is a message aimed
at making Azerbaijan understand the moods of the international
community. It shows that the international community supports the
package that is currently on thenegotiating table and prioritizes the
principle of self-determination and the territorial integrity of
states, thetelevision quoted him as saying.
The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs – the USA, France and Russia – voted
against the resolution on the situation on theoccupied Azerbaijani
territories at the UN General Assembly in New York. Over 100
countries abstained from voting, 34countries voted for and seven
against the resolution. None of the member countries of the EU backed
the resolution,Armenian Public TV said.