Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Conference titled «Impediments to Security in the South Caucasus: Current Realities and Future Prospects for Regional Development» is held in Baku. The event organized by the Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) under Azerbaijan President and the International Institute for Strategic Studies of Great Britain (IISS), became an arena for expression of dissatisfaction by Azerbaijan over the results of attempts of peaceful settlement of Armenia–Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

First Deputy Chairman of the Azerbaijan parliament Ziyafat Askarov said at the conference, today well-balanced politics is the most optimal for Azerbaijan.

“Today significance of the country grows for NATO and the European Union (EU) , but Azerbaijan can not get benefit from it so far. Even NATO does not work how worked in Balkans,” Z. Askarov said.

He brought statements of Chairman of NATO Parliamentary Assembly that justice for university textbooks and other functionaries is so that West can not support Moslem Azerbaijan, causing damage to Christian Armenia.

“Today international law is in favour of strong. On this basis of primacy of force, it is necessary to resolve Armenia–Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. If the Azerbaijani parliament, President and people to choose this way, it will need nobody’s help.

Only the Azerbaijani people and army can resolve Karabakh problem,” Z. Askarov said.

As a result of the conflict, Armenia occupied 20% of Azerbaijan territory and drove out 1 million persons.

20.11.2009 14:44