Karabakh conflict can be settled today – Medvedev

Russian president gave interview to Azerbaijani State TV channel.

Dmitriy Medvedev’s interview to Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (AzTV) was posted on kremlin.ru.

President of Russia Dmitriy Medvedev: Good afternoon.

Deputy General director of AzTV Faik Gusiyev: Mr President, we know that the President of Azerbaijan has congratulated you and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on your party’s solid victory in the State Duma election. We add our congratulations too.

Dmitriy Medvedev: Thank you very much.

Faik Gusiyev: Thank you for finding the time to give our television channel this interview. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by admin Posted in: Azerbaijan Press No Comments » December 2011

Medvedev: Nagorno Karabakh Conflict Can Be Settled Quickly

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said the conflict over the Nagorno Karabakh region between Azerbaijan and Armenia can be settled any day if the two conflicting Caucasus states agree to compromise, RIA Novosti reported.
“I think this is perhaps the only conflict in the post-Soviet area that could be settled today,” Medvedev said in an interview to the Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, released Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by admin Posted in: Azerbaijan Press, Turkish Press No Comments » December 2011

‘Position of Azerbaijan in Karabakh conflict meets position of world community’

The document of the US Congress on foreign assistance for 2012 for the first time calls for assistance to conflict parties in relation to Nagorno Karabakh.

The statement came from spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Elman Abdullayev.

“Azerbaijanis, who because refugees and displaced persons are the direct victims of this conflict and victims of ethnic cleansing held by the Armenian leadership against the Azerbaijani population”, he said. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by admin Posted in: Azerbaijan Press No Comments » December 2011

Nagorno Karabakh Conflict: Armenia’s Victory or Nightmare?

Relations between two countries worsened after Armenia occupied Azerbaijani territories between the years of 1988 and 1994. Since 1994, the Karabakh conflict remains frozen even after international mediation. This article aims to explore whether Armenia is truly on the winning side, as well as showing Azerbaijan’s major advantage in this conflict. Research and analysis shows that Armenia experienced economic, demographic, and political crises after the conflict, putting the country in an undesirable situation, while ongoing conflict prevents Armenia from solving its economic and demographic problems. Unlike Armenia, Azerbaijan is doing well with the help of its oil reserves, experiencing an oil boom at the end of the twentieth century. This helped to improve country’s economy by decreasing both unemployment and the poverty rate. As Armenia has no such resources, it must rely on expanded trade  to improve its economy. Moreover, Turkey and Azerbaijan closed their borders with Armenia a result of the conflict. Closed borders with two of four neighbor countries prevents Armenia from expanding trade and receiving investment, thus  harming its economy and leading to demographic problems as more and more people leave the country every year in search of economic opportunity. The continuing occupation of Azerbaijani territories by Armenia puts the latter in a disadvantageous position. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by admin Posted in: Azerbaijan Press No Comments » October 2011

‘Nagorno Karabakh status to be defined on return of occupied lands’

Liberation of the occupied lands of Azerbaijan is a priority in the resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

The statement came from Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov.

He said the status of Nagorno Karabakh may be defined only after return of lands and displaced persons to their homes.

According to the minister, the Minsk Group co-chairs are to arrive in the region in late October. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by admin Posted in: Azerbaijan Press No Comments » October 2011

Minsk Group’s ‘divergent interests’ and Nagorno-Karabakh

The substantive failure of the so called “Minsk Group” to find a diplomatic solution to the continuing dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh seems already proven. The failure is attributable to the too divergent interests of the three countries, the United States, Russia and France, that assume collectively the chairmanship of the Minsk Group and that in fact determine, or at least should determine, the guidelines.

Particularly ambiguous is the position of Washington, which has been suspended for long years since the Clinton administration between Congress where pro-Armenian positions prevail – so much so that the US has repeatedly committed significant funds as “aid” to the Armenian administration of Nagorno-Karabakh – and the White House, where initially Clinton and later George W. Bush always tried to mediate with Baku, above all, in order to maintain essential relationships able to ensure US oil interests in the Caucasus. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by admin Posted in: Azerbaijan Press No Comments » October 2011

Karabakh bill submitted to Swedish parliament

A resolution calling for the withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from Karabakh has been submitted to the Swedish parliament.

The resolution will first be debated by the foreign affairs committee before being put to the vote in a plenary session of parliament.

The resolution is the initiative of the Swedish-Azerbaijani Academic Society (SAAS), SAAS Chairwoman Nargiz Nedaei told News.Az. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by admin Posted in: Azerbaijan Press No Comments » October 2011

‘Elections in Nagorno Karabakh possible only in line with Azerbaijani laws’

Elections in Nagorno Karabakh can be held only in line with Azerbaijani laws.

According to the website for the New Azerbaijan Party, the statement came from chief of the Azerbaijani community of Nagorno Karabakh Bayram Safarov.

“No legal elections are possible in Nagorno Karabakh now. Karabakh is an Azerbaijani territory and elections there are possible only in line with Azerbaijani laws. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by admin Posted in: Azerbaijan Press No Comments » September 2011

Nagorno Karabakh on OSCE Parliamentary Assembly session agenda

Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be discussed at the autumn session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Dubrovnik, Croatia on October 7-11.

The statement came from vice-speaker of the Azerbaijani parliament, head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Bahar Muradova in her interview to the website of the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP).

According to Bahar Muradova, the Azerbaijani delegation many times put forward initiatives to hold such discussions. She said OSCE PA President and Special Representative for the South Caucasus Joao Soares said they would try to organize such discussions. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by admin Posted in: Azerbaijan Press No Comments » September 2011

Russian official, EU envoy discuss Karabakh conflict

Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Grigori Karasin met with new European Union special envoy on South Caucasus Philippe Leforte upon his request today.

The meeting exchanged views on problems in the South Caucasus, including EU co-chairmanship at the Geneva discussions, according to official website of the Russian Foreign Ministry. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by admin Posted in: Azerbaijan Press No Comments » September 2011

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