DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF AZERBAIJAN ACCUSES UN
APA
March 11 2010
Azerbaijan
Baku. Rashad Suleymanov – APA. "Though the UN knows that Azerbaijan’s
Nagorno Karabakh territory occupied by Armenia is the main transit
area for narcotic drugs, it does not want to take into account
Afghanistan-Iran-Nagorno Karabakh narcotrafficking route," chairman
of the State Commission to Combat Drug Addiction and Illicit Drug
Turnover, Deputy Prime Minister Ali Hasanov said, APA reports.
Ali Hasanov said the UN recognized three routes of narcotrafficking in
the world – Afghanistan-Azerbaijan, Afghanistan-Central Asia-Azerbaijan
and Afghanistan-Iran-Azerbaijan. Nagorno Karabakh, which is under
the control of Armenians, has become the biggest transit area for
narcotrafficking in the world.
Deputy Prime Minister said Nagorno Karabakh is one of the main places
where narcotics are grown and terrorist groups prepared. He said though
the international organizations are aware of the real facts about
the crimes that are committed there, these organizations ignore it.
"Because of their interests these organizations have not made attempts
to prevent sale of drugs and terrorism. International organizations
know very well that sale of narcotics and terrorism have increased
in Nagorno Karabakh, but they deliberately do not want to deal with
this issue. These organizations can combat illicit drug turnover in
a number of countries, includes transit routes into their reports
every year, but do not take a step when it comes to the situation in
Nagorno Karabakh. This shows that this problem serves the interests
of mafia groups in the international organizations," Hasanov said.
Chairman of the commission said the UN attempted to investigate the
situation in Nagorno Karabakh several times, but the issue remained
outside attention as a result of the acts of Armenians.