AZERBAIJANI PARLIAMENT EXPRESSES DISCONTENT WITH U.S. POLICY ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH PROBLEM

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April 21 2010
Azerbaijan

A number of MPs from Azerbaijan’s ruling party believe that protest
should be expressed towards the policy U.S pursued in recent years
on the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement.

"The current position of the U.S., as a co-chair country [the
OSCE Minsk Group], which undertook the mission to resolve the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, does not correspond to the spirit of
relations between this country and Azerbaijan," ruling New Azerbaijan
Party (NAP) Deputy Chairman and Executive Secretary Ali Ahmedov
said today.

According to him, the U.S, as a co-chair country of the OSCE Minsk
Group, provides economic support to Armenia to the detriment of
Azerbaijan’s interests.

"This doesn’t correspond to the U.S. mission, which positions itself
as herald of democracy in the world," Ahmedov said.

According to him, Azerbaijani Parliament should take a serious position
on this issue. "The Azerbaijani public, in particular the political
parties should express open protest to the U.S. policy," he said.

According to the Deputy Executive Secretary of the ruling New
Azerbaijan Party Siyavush Novruzov, biased attitude of some states
towards the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, is entirely directed against
Azerbaijan. And some forces inside the country support such a policy
of these states, he said.

"Considering all this, it is necessary to express a strong protest
against the processes that run counter to Azerbaijan’s interests,"
Novruzov said.