WE SHALL HOLD SOLIDARITY RALLY DUE TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT: AZERBAIJANI PARTY’S CHAIRMAN
TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Aug 27 2007
Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. E.Huseynli / Supporters of military
settling the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh
should hold solidarity rally in Azadlyg avenue and to make statement
protesting OSCE’s functioning, Ilyas Ismaylov, the chairman of the
Azerbaijani opposition Adalat Party, said to the Trend News Agency.
Only in that case world see unity of position of Azerbaijani people
and the President.
"World must see that Azerbaijani people and President stand in unity
position," Ismaylov said.
The Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliyev, noted in his statements that
if the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict not to be resolved through peace
then the Azerbaijani Government will settle the conflict through
military actions.
Azerbaijani opposition should demonstrate a single position in settling
the conflict, Ismaylov said.
The conflict between the two countries of South Caucasus began in 1988
due to territorial claims by Armenia against Azerbaijan. Armenia has
occupied 20% of the Azerbaijani land including the Nagorno-Karabakh
region and its seven surrounding Districts. Since 1992, these
territories have been under the occupation of the Armenian Forces. In
1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement at which time
the active hostilities ended. The Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
( Russia, France and USA) are currently holding peaceful negotiations.
Opposition Adalat Party was founded in 1993. In 1996 the party
united with Democratic Party of Azerbaijan. A group of MPs left DPA
and restored their own party in 2000. Ilyas Ismaylov has been the
chairman of the party from 2001. Ismaylov was a candidate for the
presidential elections in Azerbaijan in 2003. Presently, Ismaylov is
the MP in the Azerbaijani parliament.