Azerbaijani officials warn NATO of risk of war over Nagorno-Karabakh

2010-04-24 12:53:00

ArmInfo. Azerbaijani officials have warned NATO of risk of war over
Nagorno-Karabakh.

The press release provided by NATO PA says that fourteen
Parliamentarians from eight NATO Member countries visited Azerbaijan
from 12 to 14 April to learn more about the most recent developments
in the country and the region.

The question of Nagorno-Karabakh widely dominated the meetings and the
delegation was informed that the situation remains dangerous and the
continuation of the conflict highly increases the risk of war.

Host country officials warned that Azerbaijan’s only alternative to
solve Nagorno-Karabakh would be to use military force, as, according
to them, all other avenues to solve the issue peacefully have been
exploited. Official speakers stressed that Azerbaijan is interested in
further developing its relations with NATO.

Independent observers also suggested that the country needs to balance
its foreign and security policy with those of neighbouring Russia and
Iran. The delegation could also note that Azerbaijan’s economy is
greatly benefiting from its oil and gas which is driving the
impressive improvement of the country’s infrastructure, particularly
in Baku.

This NATO PA delegation was led by the Chairman of the Political
Committee’s Sub- Committee on NATO Partnerships, Rainer Stinner (MP,
Bundestag, Germany) and notably met with the Azerbaijani delegation to
the NATO PA, leading members of the Milli Mejlis’ Foreign Affairs and
Defence Committees as well as with several senior government
officials, including the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence. The
delegation also met with the OSCE representatives in Baku as well with
independent local experts. A visit to the Azerbaijani Peacekeeping
Battalion concluded this visit.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress