ARMINFO News Agency
September 20, 2005
THERE IS BIG OPTIMISM FOR KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT: AZERI FM
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 20. ARMINFO. The last meeting of the Azeri and
Armenian presidents in Kazan Aug 26 2005 has given ground for
believing that there is a chance for the Karabakh conflict settlement
and that the Prague Process talks can be continued, the 525th
newspaper reports Azeri FM Elmar Mamedyarov as saying during the 60th
plenary session of the UN General Assembly.
At the same time there should be no illusions that Azerbaijan will
put up with the loss of its territories.
The UN Security Council’s immediate reaction to the occupation of
Azerbaijan’s territories (resolutions 822, 853, 874 and 884) give
ground for optimism. This is a basis for settling the conflict. The
last year’s UN SC discussing a point on the situation on the occupied
Azeri territories has drawn wide international attention to the
danger coming from Armenia’s operations on the territories.
Today there is big optimism for resolution and Azerbaijan remains
adherent to peace and compliant to the UN SC, CE and OSCE
resolutions. Azerbaijan hopes that Armenia will show constructive
approach and will not miss the opportunity to no longer be labelled
as aggressor and to resolve the conflict favorably.
Azerbaijan is ready to ensure security for the Armenian community of
Karabakh. Necessary conditions should be created for the return of
the Azeri community to Karabakh and other occupied territories and
for reviving the region economically.
If peace is attained the international community will have to support
it by peacekeeping, demining, recovery and security. The next but not
the last step is to create communication between the Armenian
community of Karabakh and Armenia as well as between Nakhchivan and
mainland Azerbaijan.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress