UNECE acknowledges Azerbaijan’s appeal against Armenia groundless

UNECE acknowledges Azerbaijan’s appeal against Armenia groundless

16:15, 7 February, 2019

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 7, ARMENPRESS. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) acknowledged Azerbaijan’s 2011 appeal against Armenia as groundless, Vahram Kazhoyan – head of the Department of International Organizations at the Armenian foreign ministry, said on Facebook, reports Armenpress.

“Thanks to the diplomatic “war” and quite tense “judicial” hearings and negotiations that lasted 8 years, today we have completed a very important issue for Armenia within the framework of the UNECE Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo, 1991).

Without presenting any details I want to state that in 2011 Azerbaijan has submitted an appeal against Armenia which has been denied by the delegation of the foreign ministry and nature protection ministry with all points during a dozens of hearings held within 8 years. Today the decision was officially adopted according to which it has been confirmed based on our facts that Armenia completely fulfills the provisions of the Convention, and the appeal of Azerbaijan was accepted as groundless”, he said.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan