"SHERG": ARMENIA TO SEARCH FOR PRETEXT AGAIN
Vusala Rafiggizi
Demaz.org
Oct 24 2007
Azerbaijan
Khazar Ibrahim: "Co-chairs should send their messages to Armenia"
Arrived to Paris co-chairs of OSCE Minsk group will visit the region
late this month. Head of press service of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of Azerbaijan, Khazar Ibrahim, informed journalists about it.
Following to him, co-chairs came to Paris to discuss new proposals and
ideas on conflict regulation, term of visits to the region and possible
issues that can be possibly raised before the conflict parties.
Mentioning meeting of co-chairs with the heads of Azerbaijan and
Armenia expected to be held at the time of the visit to the region,
press secretary explained the lack of progress in regulation of
Nagorni Garabagh conflict by non-constructive policy of Yerevan. As
example Khazar Ibrahim mentioned Saint-Petersburg meeting.
Accordingly to him to gain any results for regulation of conflict
co-chairs should send their messages to Armenia. It should be also
mentioned that on the eve of visit of co-chairs to the regions Armenian
officials stated that no changes is expected relating to regulation
of conflict unless upcoming elections to be held in both countries are
over. As for co-chairs’ efforts turning to be of imitation nature after
the above statements Khazar Ibrahim said that despite the statements
of Yerevan officials OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs should send their
messages to them. Press secretary didn’t rule out that Armenia resorts
to elections to prolong the peace talk process. As for initiative on
paying visit on the part of Kazaks of Transdnestria to Armenia and
Nagorni Garabagh with the purpose of regulation of the problem via
"people’s diplomacy", representative of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of Azerbaijan said that before some trends to use "people’s diplomacy"
was traced within talk process.
Reminding the visit paid to the region by Ambassador, Polad Bulbuloglu,
press secretary said that such visits are realized without governmental
agreements. Taking into consideration new proposals press secretary
stated that Ministry of Foreign Affairs received no appeals in this
connection.
While Iranian president expressed his attitude to creation of
organization on cooperation between Caspian countries, Khazar Ibrahim
informed that every Caspian country can forward such kind of idea.
"Every country has right to forward initiative. However bringing
forward such imitative is not the major issue as such decision should
taken at the table". Representative of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
also said that region includes not only Caspian countries; Black Sea
countries, Central Asia, Iraq and other countries are also referred
to it. Stating that regulation of Nagorni Garabagh conflict is very
important for this region, Khazar Ibrahim said that it is Armenia that
causes problems for security of the whole region. Reminding Armenian
Minister of Foreign Affairs, V. Oskanyan’s statement concerning sending
out foreign experts to Nakhchivan in connection with destruction
of Armenian graves there press secretary said that Azerbaijan
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elmar Mamadyarov, while addressing
UNESCO emphasized the fact of destruction of Azerbaijani historical
monuments by Armenians on occupied territories of Azerbaijan. "If
Vardan Oskanyan demands sending out foreign experts to Nakhchivan
in this case experts should visit whole region and closely witness
Armenians’ actions. It will be known then to what Armenia resorted
in order to destroy Azerbaijani historical monuments". Once again
press secretary touched position of official Baku to the conflict
in question. Speaking of bringing forward all-state principle again
during the visit of co-chairs Khazar Ibrahim made known that this
idea is not included in the agenda