Trend, Azerbaijan
Nov 21 2009
Azerbaijan’s first vice speaker accuses int’l community of inaction in
Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 20 / Trend News E.Ostapenko /
Azerbaijani Parliamentary First Vice Speaker Ziyafet Asgarov accused
the international community of inaction in the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict.
"Today, international law does not work. If it worked, the
Nagorno-Karabakh problem would be solved," he said at the
international conference "Obstacles to Security in South Caucasus:
Realities and Prospects for Regional Cooperation" in Baku today.
"If someone thinks international law and international norms will
resolve the problem, then they are severely mistaken. Only Azerbaijan
and its troops will be able to resolve this problem. During this
period, the Minsk Group did not do anything. The solution depends only
on the will and the troops of Azerbaijan," the MP said.
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.