Trend, Azerbaijan
Nov 20 2009

Azerbaijan accuses OSCE of postponing Nagorno-Karabakh resolution

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 20 / Trend News A.Huseynbala /

The Azerbaijani delegation in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly accused
the organization of postponing the adoption of a report on the
Nagorno-Karabakh problem.

"We have repeatedly raised the question of adopting a report on
Nagorno-Karabakh. However, OSCE Special Representative on
Nagorno-Karabakh and Special Envoy on Georgia Goran Lennmarker still
has not made a report for discussion," Azerbaijani OSCE delegation
member Eldar Ibrahimov told Trend News today.

OSCE has delayed the adoption of a report on Nagorno-Karabakh for
several years. Azerbaijan demands that Armenia be named as the
occupying country in the document.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France, and the U.S. – are
currently holding the peace negotiations.

"Lennmarker said he can make a report for discussion at the OSCE
following the Minsk Group’s resolution of the problem. We want the
OSCE to mull the issue and give an assessment of Armenia’s aggressive
policy," the MP said.

According to the official, the OSCE and Council of Europe must make a
decision on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

"The decision should point out that Armenia is the occupier. We demand
from the OSCE such a decision," Ibrahimov said.

He said the report also must indicate the need to ensure the
territorial integrity of Azerbaijan