Aysor, Armenia
Jan 16 2010

Azerbaijan sent a note to CSTO

Azerbaijani embassy in Russia sent a note of complain to RF Foreign
Ministry as well as the embassies of Collective Security Treaty
Organization (CSTO) member ` countries expressing their bewilderment
about the comments on the disposition of Polad Byulbyulogly the
Azerbaijani ambassador to Russia.

As Gazeta.ru informs referring to Azerbaijani media, in the document
is mentioned that Azerbaijan not being a member of CSTO has never
tried to breach the sovereignty and regional integrity of the member
countries of the organization.

On December in one of his interviews in Russia the Azerbaijani
ambassador stated that the time of solving the Karabakh issue has
arrived and every Azerbaijani should have its participation in
liberation of the territories. He has also mentioned that a lot of
things will depend on the Azerbaijani living in Russia. Byulbyulogly
has stated that in case of military solution in the Karabakh issue the
CSTO interference will be impossible.

The CSTO Institute has considered this statement as a war provocation.

`Ambassadorial statements can be interpreted as disbelief in political
and diplomatic methods of conflict settlement and hostility
solicitation,’ CSTO Institute said on December 30, 2009.

`Such approach leads to aggravation of regional situation, and goes
counter to OSCE MG efforts and Armenia-Azerbaijan presidential
negotiations’ context’ Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
Institute said in a statement.

The CSTO Institute has mentioned that it is not the first time that
the organization `as well as other international institutions announce
that they are for the peaceful settlement of the NKR conflict and
today the organization continues supporting the efforts of OSCE,
giving a political solution to the issue.’