Shavarsh Kocharyan says Azerbaijan recognized NKR’s independence in 1994

Politics 13:10 22/03/2010

Shavarsh Kocharyan says Azerbaijan recognized NKR’s independence in 1994

Ilham Aliyev’s statements are evidence to the fact that Azerbaijan isn’t ready to settle a constructive dialogue towards the peaceful resolution of the conflict, Armenia vice FM Shavarsh Kocharyan declared today commenting on Azerbaijani President’s statements.

It’s worth reminding that yesterday Azerbaijan’s Aliyev announced that they’ve given their agreement to updated version of Madrid principles and stated that the basic round of negotiations over NK conflict are over and that Azerbaijan managed not to yield his positions.

Commenting on that statement, Shavarsh Kocharyan said: “Mister Aliyev makes a monologue about an unreal dialogue. According to his monologue Azerbaijan has already finished the negotiations held within itself and what they’ve gained fix Azerbaijan’s interests. We’re sure they are unable to make agreements with themselves also. After getting his heritage of local power, Aliyev authorized him talking on behalf of time, international law, intermediates and Armenian and Artsakh people.”

Regarding Aliyev’s statement that Nagorno-Karabakh’s status beyond Azerbaijan is unacceptable, Mister Kocharyan said: “Baku pretends that they don’t understand absence of an alternative way for Nagorno-Karabakh independence. The Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh is a state corresponding to international norms which was able to persist Azerbaijan’s policy of ethnic expel and aggression. Azerbaijan recognized NKR independence in 1994 when they signed ceasefire with that state.”

Concluding his speech, Shavarsh Kocharyan underscored: “President Aliyev’s statement is evidence to the fact that they are not ready to constructive dialogue.”

The Nagorno-Karabakh (armed) conflict broke out back in 1991, when, subsequent to the demand for self-determination of the Nagorno-Karabakh people, Azerbaijani authorities attempted to resolve the issue through ethnic cleansings, carried out by Soviet security forces (KGB special units) under the pretext of the implementation of the passport regime and by launching of large-scale military operations, which left thousands dead and caused considerable material damage. A cease-fire agreement was established in 1994. Negotiations on the settlement of the conflict are being conducted under the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmen (Russia, USA, France) and on the basis of their Madrid proposals, presented in November, 2007.

Azerbaijan has not yet implemented the 4 resolutions of the UN Security Council adopted in 1993, by continuing to provoke arms race in the region and openly violating on of the basic principles of the international law non-use of force or threat of force.

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