Azerbaijani Top Presidential Aide Denies Deal On Int'l Mechanisms For Karabakh Armenians
Date
12/9/2022 1:05:36 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews) Statements on the achievement of an agreement on creating
international mechanisms for protecting the rights and security of
Armenians living in Karabakh are wide off the mark, Assistant to
the President of Azerbaijan - Head of the Foreign Policy Department
of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev said.
He said this in a comment on the statement of Armenian Secretary
of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan about the alleged
achievement in Washington of an agreement on the creation of
international mechanisms to protect the rights and security of
Karabakh Armenians.
Hikmat Hajiyev revealed the essence of the discussions he had
with Armen Grigoryan, adding that it was unilaterally
distorted.
“In my October 13 interview with Azerbaijani media, I gave
detailed information about the content and nature of the
discussions held in Washington. Once again, I want to note that the
statements about the agreement allegedly reached in Washington on
the creation of international mechanisms regarding the rights and
security of the Armenian population living in the Karabakh region
of Azerbaijan are false. The discussion of an issue in negotiations
does not mean that an agreement has been reached on this issue. On
September 27, at a meeting at the White House in Washington, hosted
by US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, we reiterated that
Azerbaijan would not discuss the rights and security of the
Armenian population living in Karabakh with any international
partners, as this is the internal affairs of our country, regulated
under the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The
talks of national sovereignty and the creation of an international
mechanism are out of the question. Azerbaijan does not intend to
discuss this issue either with Armenia or with other states and
organizations. At the meeting, the US representative once again
expressed respect for the sovereignty of Azerbaijan,” Hajiyev
said.
Hikmat Hajiyev believes that speeches of Armenian officials with
such statements about the sovereign territories of Azerbaijan are
contrary to the declarations in Prague and Sochi and are regarded
as an encroachment on the territorial integrity and sovereignty of
Azerbaijan.
“These and other contradictory statements and unnecessary new
elements put forward recently by Armenian officials testify to the
intention of Armenia to deliberately disrupt the negotiations on a
peace agreement and create only an imitation of talks. We recommend
that the Armenian side abandon such destructive policies,
demonstrate the political will to ensure lasting peace and security
in the region, and thoughtfully participate in the negotiations on
a peace treaty,” the presidential aide added.
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