Principles and norms on international law cannot be interpreted based
on one country’s perceptions
armradio.am
07.11.2009 13:04
Official representative if the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Azerbaijan Elkhan Polukhov has declared that the Armenian Foreign
Minister, who is well-familiar with the details of the negotiation
process, knows that Azerbaijan views the right for self-determination
in the context of territorial integrity. Asked to comment on the
statement, the Head of Media Relations Department of the ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Armenia Tigran Balayan said:
`Principles and norms of international law cannot be interpreted based
on one country’s perceptions. Self-determination and territorial
integrity mean what they mean. Otherwise, we would not have 192 UN
member states today.
People like Polukhov think they possess more information than those
directly involved in Karabakh peace talks. From his statements it
becomes obvious that he is vaguely informed about the negotiation.’