Interfax, Russia
Sept 4 2008

CAUCASIAN CRISIS DOES NOT CHANGE BAKU ATTITUDE TO KARABAKH

The South Ossetian situation did not change the Azeri attitude to the
Karabakh conflict, Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov told
Interfax on Thursday.

"The position of Azerbaijan is clear: as we have said before, the
Karabakh conflict with Armenia must be resolved as soon as possible on
the basis of international laws, territorial integrity, sovereignty
and inviolability of internationally recognized borders," he said.

"Thus, our position will not alter. We adhere to it," he said.

As for the Azeri attitude to the war in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict
zone, he said, "Azerbaijan favors the settlement of conflicts in line
with international laws and the soonest stabilization and peace in the
South Caucasus."