ELMAR MAMMADYAROV: ARMENIAN-COMMITTED ARSONS MAY CAUSE ECOLOGICAL DISASTER IF NOT PREVENTED
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Aug. 17, 2006
"If the arsons committed by Armenians in the occupied Azerbaijani
lands are not prevented, they will cause an ecological disaster.
Azerbaijan has made concrete offers to Armenian to prevent the fires,"
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told journalists,
APA reports.
The Minister said yesterday he received Andrzei Kaspiysk, personal
representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office regarding this matter.
"Mr.Kasprzyk is in Yerevan now to negotiate with Armenia to prevent
the fires. He will also convey our offers to official Yerevan. We’ll
discuss his impressions after that," Mr.Mammadyarov said.
He noted that if the offer is accepted, actiosn will be taken in the
affected areas with participation of international organizations,
"I do not know in which form the actions will be taken. But I must
say all the relevant bodies will be involved in it."
Stating that Armenia is responsible for all the developments in
the occupied Azerbaijani lands, Mammadyarov said the issue of
responsibility is mentioned in international conventions.
The Minister also informed about the Foreign Ministry Diplomatic
Academy’s action priorities.
"Initial measures will be implemented soon for the Diplomatic Academy
to function. The Academy will give master’s degree and doctor’s degree
for the time being," he said.