CSTO: Azerbaijan Ambassador's statements cause bewilderment

PanARMENIAN.Net - If true, Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Russia Polad Bülbüloğlu's statement causes obvious bewilderment. The statement contains unequivocal call for hostilities and can't help the conflict settlement. Such approach leads to aggravation of regional situation, and goes counter to OSCE MG efforts and Armenia-Azerbaijan presidential negotiations' context, CSTO Institute said in a statement.



In an interview with ANS TV Channel, Ambassador Bülbüloğlu said "it's time to liberate the seized lands." "If Azerbaijan launches war, no one will have the right to interfere, since Azerbaijan will fight in its own territory," he said.



"Ambassadorial statements can be interpreted as disbelief in political and diplomatic methods of conflict settlement and hostility solicitation," CSTO Institute said. "It's even stranger to hear such from a man of art, whose primary ideals should be achievement of peace and harmony. The Collective Security Treaty Organization, like other international structures repeatedly expressed its support for peaceful settlement of conflict and continues efforts towards its resolution."



The Collective Security Treaty Organization, formed under the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States, serves as a mutual defense alliance among Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. The Collective Security Treaty (CST) was signed on May 15, 1992 for five-year term, with the possibility of prolongation. On December 2, 2004 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Resolution to grant the observer status to the Collective Security Treaty Organization in the General Assembly of the United Nations. The goal of the Collective Security Treaty Organization is to strengthen peace and international and regional security and stability and to ensure collective protection of independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Member States, in the attainment of which Member States shall give priority to political methods. On February 4, 2009, the CSTO leaders approved formation of Collective Rapid Reaction Force (RRF).