Armenia’s position is so far from humanity that the Armenians even shell the wedding tents, the vice-speaker of the Milli Majlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan Bahar Muradova told reporters Sept. 2.
She said that in spite of the ceasefire, such provocations committed daily by the Armenians on the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian forces, lead to the fact that people and their property suffer.
“The latest incident also causes a serious concern,” said Muradova. “It once again demonstrates that the existence of this conflict remains a major threat to the region and the world. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group need to pay attention to the settlement of the problem in general, instead of simply talking about incidents which occur daily on the frontline. Every time we see that when it comes to the conflict, the focus is to find the ways, the mechanisms to eliminate such incidents. But even with such attention, these incidents continue.”
If one considers that the contact line passes through the territory of Azerbaijan, it is Azerbaijani citizens who are mostly at risk, and the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs should use all their opportunities to accelerate the settlement of the conflict, according to the vice-speaker.
On Sept.1, the Armenian armed forces shelled a wedding tent in the Terter district of Azerbaijan. Three people were injured as a result of shelling.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently holding peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council’s four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
Edited by CN
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