APA, Azerbaijan
June 23 2010
Azerbaijan says recent fighting shows Karabakh conflict “not frozen”
Baku, 23 June: “The latest incident on the front-line is first of all
a warning to the whole world that the conflict is not frozen,”
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said at a joint press
conference after a meeting with Austrian Foreign Minister Michael
Spindelegger. He was commenting on the attack by the Armenian armed
forces on Azerbaijani positions.
The minister said the land [seized by Armenian forces from Azerbaijan
in the early 1990s] should be vacated in the first place in order for
Azerbaijan to refrain from military rhetoric. “The co-chairs say no
chance should be given to a war. But for this to happen, Armenian
armed forces must withdraw from the occupied Azerbaijani territory.
Sooner this process starts, better it will be. The current
‘status-quo’ does not satisfy anyone.”
According to Mammadyarov, as long as the lands are under occupation,
and there is neither peace no war, such incidents may happen: “Armenia
wants to sign an agreement with us on non-use of force. But [military]
force has already been used, its consequences should be eliminated.
Sooner the Armenian side begins constructive talks, better it will be.
There are opportunities for this”.
BBCM note: A total of six troops – two Azerbaijani and four Armenian –
have been confirmed killed in two days of clashes near Nagornyy
Karabakh on 18-20 June.
From: A. Papazian
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