TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Dec 1 2006
Referendum in Nagorno-Karabakh Targets Damaging Peace Talks –
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister
Source: Trend
Author: E.Huseynov
01.12.2006
The Azerbaijani Foreign Minister announced that on 30 November, the
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, Elmar Mammadyarov, received the
chairman of the PACE Ad Hoc Committee on Nagorno-Karabakh, Lord
Russel-Johnston,Trend reports.
Discussing the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Minister stated that
the conflict can be resolved within the framework of the territorial
integrity and the Constitution of Azerbaijan using the adopted
international standards and principles. He noted that in many
countries Armenian lobbyists have sprayed graffiti insults about
Azerbaijan, which has a negative impact on the negotiation process.
The Minister stressed that the referendum on the Constitution to be
held in Nagorno-Karabakh is aimed at damaging the negotiation
process. He also voiced his hope that the international community
would respond to such steps in a politically correct manner.
The parties have positively anticipated a resolution adopted at the
NATO Summit in Riga which offers support to the territorial
integrity, independence and sovereignty of South Caucasus countries
and Moldova.