RA MFA: Azerbaijan, signing truce with NKR, actually recognizes Nagorno Karabakh's independence![]() March 21, 2010 - 15:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Statements by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev are direct evidence that Baku is not ready to a constructive dialogue over the Karabakh conflict resolution, Shavarsh Kocharyan , Armenian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs said, commenting on the recent statement by the President of Azerbaijan on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement. "Azerbaijan continues to inflate a bubble of illusions, sitting on the oil needle, this is a "bubble" of continuous distortion of the essence of the conflict, its causes and the negotiation process. The flow of militaristic rhetoric has not been stopped so far. Azerbaijan has the opportunity to withdraw its troops from the occupied territories of Nagorno Karabakh and begin negotiations with the Republic of Artsakh, before this bubble bursts, " Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia said. According to Shavarsh Kocharyan, President Aliyev voiced a regular monologue, Azerbaijan completed negotiations with itself and the outcomes of those negotiations are broadly in line with Azerbaijani interests, with some exceptions - apparently they cannot even agree with themselves. "President Aliyev, after inheriting the power, imagined, that he can speak on behalf of the time, international law, the mediators, the people of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. Baku pretends it does not understand there is no alternative to the Nagorno Karabakh's independence either now or in a hundred years, or ever. Nagorno Karabakh Republic is a state established in full accordance with international law, the state, which managed to resist the policy of ethnic cleansing and aggression of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan, signing a truce with the NKR, actually recognized the independence of Nagorno Karabakh in 1994, " Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia said. ![]() ![]() The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |