Azerbaijan official on security of Karabagh residents
Baku Today
June 1 2005
The security of Azerbaijani and Armenian communities of Nagorno
Karabakj region will be provided on the ‘political level’, using
the role of the countries co-chairing the mediating OSCE Minsk
Group [Russia, United States and France], as well as international
organizations and political leaders, Deputy Foreign Minister Araz
Azimov said.
Speaking of the legal level of security, Azimov said that it may be
regulated by a separate document.
“This may be a resolution of the UN Security Council. This document
should indicate that the parties failing to honor their commitments
may face sanctions,” he told a news conference early this week.
The Deputy Foreign Minister said that peacekeeping forces should be
stationed in the conflict zone ‘to ensure security on a practical
level’ by assisting in guarding important sites, communications
and ensuring safety of the population. Shortly thereafter, joint
commissions comprising representatives of Azerbaijani and Armenian
communities will assume this task, Azimov added.