AZERI DELEGATION CIRCULATES IN HELSINKI ITS VERSION OF KARABAKH SETTLEMENT "PRINCIPLES"
PanARMENIAN.Net
05.12.2008 17:55 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Azerbaijani delegation circulated a document on the
"principles" applicable to peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict in and around the to the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting
in Helsinki.
The document says that "conflict can only be solved on the basis
of respect for the territorial integrity and inviolability of the
internationally-recognized borders of Azerbaijan and peaceful
coexistence of Armenian and Azerbaijani communities in Nagorno
Karabakh."
"The ultimate objective of the settlement process is to elaborate and
define the model and legal frameworks of the status of the Nagorno
Karabakh region within Azerbaijan… The process of definition of any
status shall take place in normal peaceful conditions with direct, full
and equal participation of the entire population of the region, namely,
the Armenian and Azerbaijani communities, and in their constructive
interaction with the government of Azerbaijan exclusively in the
framework of a lawful and democratic process," it says.
It also contains a number of "important steps" have to be taken to
reach a stage where the parties concerned can start negotiating a
self-rule status for the Nagorno Karabakh."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
