Today, Azerbaijan
Nov 21 2009
West makes efforts to support Armenia: senior Azerbaijani official
21 November 2009 [11:12] – Today.Az
"Recent financial crisis is influencing on the international
diplomacy, politics and international relations."
`People feel results of financial crisis and therefore don’t pay
attention to its impact on politics and diplomacy’, said chief of the
international relations department of the Presidential Administration
Novruz Mammadov at the international conference `Security challenges
in the South Caucasus: realities and prospects of regional
development’.
He said politicians, experts and diplomats understand it very well: `I
consider that there is a crisis in diplomacy and politics today.
Existence of diplomacy, politics and international law should be
reflected on Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno Karabakh conflict,’ he said.
`U.S. Congress passed Section 907 against Azerbaijan as a result of
this conflict in 1992. Everyone thinks today that it was incorrect and
groundless decision. But this decision has allowed Armenia to receive
2.5 billion dollars of assistance from the United States since than.
Azerbaijan, which suffered from the aggression, didn’t receive any
assistance from the United States. Second example, following the
August 2008 events in the region, the world community, the West
decided that Armenia lost 500-600 million dollars in this process and
therefore it needs assistance. They decided to let some countries and
international institutions to assist Armenia. Though entire world,
including the West know that Azerbaijan suffers most damages losing
more than one billion dollars. But they kept silence on this issue. I
have an impression that the West has directed all its efforts to
support Armenia for long years. It avoids explanations making
superficial statements’.
Mammadov said he didn’t understand reasons of that.
`Indeed Azerbaijan is only country in the post-soviet area that
efficiently cooperates with the West. It is enough to give an example
of one pipeline project carried out by Azerbaijan to prove my words.
But foreign ministers of six leading countries became intercessor to
Armenia for 3-5 hours in Zurich during the signing of protocols. What
is the reason? Though Minsk Group countries, including co-chairs have
never showed such concrete position on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.’
The official reminded that representatives of the West, who were
talking about the conflict, say everything is OK and there is not much
left until the solution to the conflict.
`Our friends in the West, those who have gathered here, who are not
here, the states with which we have close cooperation, the countries
co-chairing Minsk Group should speak concretely concerning these
issues. The two sides can never be guilty equally in a conflict. Since
when has the principle `Solve yourself, we will support you’ been
considered the norm of the international law? Why should it be applied
especially to Azerbaijan? The US and Russia share one position only
the Nagorno Karabakh problem while their positions differ in all
other issues. Though Azerbaijan is a young state, it is mighty, has
chosen its way and believes it will develop and reach its goals. We
will move on this way, even though there is difficult situation. I
think our friends in the West, East, South and North will sooner or
later have more sensitive approach to the principle of justice and
express their concrete and fair position on these processes,’ he said.
/APA/
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