Azerbaijan`s Deputy Prime Minister meets Parliament Speaker of Malta

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Mətbuat xidmətinin məlumatı 01 November, 2015

Azerbaijan`s Deputy Prime Minister, chairman of the State Committee for Refugee and IDP Affairs Ali Hasanov has met Speaker of the House of Representatives of Parliament of Malta Angelo Farrugia. Mr. Hasanov highlighted realities about Azerbaijan, as well as ongoing developing processes carried out in the country, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The Deputy Premier provided an insight into a cause and consequences of Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, saying 20 per cent of the country`s territories were occupied by Armenia as the result of the conflict 1 million people turned refugees and IDPs. "The national monuments, cultural heritage of Azerbaijan were destroyed. UN Security Council has adopted four resolutions on unconditional, immediate withdrawal of Armenian Armed Forces from Azerbaijan`s occupied lands." The Deputy Premier added. The Deputy Prime Minister also said OSCE, PACE, OIC and other international organizations adopted the resolutions on condemning aggressive policy of Armenia. He stated that "Armenia refused to honour these resolutions and continued its illegal acts in Azerbaijan`s occupied territories. OSCE Minsk Group mediates the peacefully solving conflict. This has not yielded results. Azerbaijan faced with the double standards and injustice in the international arena". The Deputy Prime Minister saying our country is pursuing an independent policy emphasized that now Azerbaijan is in the centre of attention in the world. Today, we are not recognized as a country of oil and gas, but as a country realizing global projects and hosting essential events towards the solution of universal problems. We can show as an example “Eurovision” song contest, First European Olympic Games held in Baku for the first time, international dialogue forums and many other similar events. Ali Hasanov gave detailed information to the guests about Azerbaijani realities, Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the history of the problem and the status of refugees and internally displaced persons in our country. Noting that our country has faced with a serious problem as the Armenian-Azerbaijani, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict after the restoration of independence and no progress has been able to achieve for settlement of the conflict till now, Ali Hasanov has mentioned that he expressed his regret that world community and powerful countries does not take advantage of influence and pressure to aggressor Armenia and shut their eyes to the restoration of justice and 1 million 200 thousand of our compatriots are suffering from all of them. Deputy Prime Minister has stressed that UN Security Council has adopted four resolutions on the liberation of the occupied territories of Azerbaijan and the return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their native lands. Armenia's aggressive policy has also been condemned in the decisions and resolutions adopted by OSCE, PACE, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Non-Aligned Movement and other international organizations. Unfortunately, these decisions and resolutions are still on paper. Ignoring the demands of the international community, Armenia continues its illegal activities in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group which was created for the peaceful settlement of Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict, regularly deal with this issue, but there is no consequence of their activities. Main reason for this is Armenia's non-constructive position and attempts to keep the conflict in a frozen situation. Ali Hasanov has also noted that this situation is very dangerous for the whole region. Therefore, international organizations dealing with the solution of the conflict for a long time and the leading countries of the world represented in the OSCE Minsk Group should ensure the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and should be able to achieve the restoration of peace and justice in the region. Unless, these states should step aside and Azerbaijan and Armenia must solve this problem by themselves alone. Because these people have lived in the neighborhood for 200 years and they should live hereafter. Angelo Farrugia, in turn, highlighted developing Azerbaijani-Maltese relations. On refugee problem in Europe the Speaker spoke about Maltese stand in Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, saying the country supports peacefully settlement of the dispute. He stressed the importance of improving the efforts over the solving the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.