Russia and Azerbaijan against changing state borders by force

2008-07-04 16:13:00

ArmInfo-TURAN. Azerbaijan and Russia are going to strengthen their
cooperation in the South Caucasus and the Caspian region, reads the
Friendship and Cooperation Declaration signed by the Russian and
Azerbaijani Presidents on Thursday. According to the document, the
sides are against changing the internationally recognized borders by
force, and evaluate this as inadmissible. The document reads about the
necessity to solve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of the
commonly adopted norms and principles of international law as soon as
possible. This should be based on sovereignty and territorial
integrity, the inviolability of state borders, and the relevant
resolutions of the UN Security Council and the OSCE decisions.

The Declaration noted the necessity of efforts to reach a peaceful
solution to the problem, and to provide the voluntary and safe return
of the displaced people to their native places.

The document expressed satisfaction with the work of the commission for
the delimitation of state borders. The necessity of completing the
negotiations as soon as possible in order to sign the final
international agreement was noted.

The Declaration expressed the wish of the sides to strengthen and
expand their military- technical cooperation. According to the
document, the sides and their departments, services and other
organizations should not do anything against the sovereign and legal
rights and interests of each other.

Baku and Moscow called on the Caspian states to sign agreements similar
to those signed by Azerbaijan, Russia and Kazakhstan on the
delimitation of the Caspian seabed to use the sea’s natural resources
efficiently and justly.