Almaty Declaration Cannot Be Considered Confirmation Of Armenia's Good Intentions - MFA
Date
10/5/2024 8:09:32 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 5. It is well-known
that the provisions regarding respect for territorial integrity and
the inviolability of borders, as stipulated in the 8 December 1991
Agreement on the Creation of the CIS and the 21 December 1991
Almaty Declaration, do not pertain to the issue of what the actual
borders are between the CIS member states or which territories are
included within each state, and thus the Almaty Declaration cannot
be considered a confirmation of Armenia's“good intentions”, said a
spokesperson for Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry Aykhan Hajizada, in
response to statements by the Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesman
justifying Armenia's militarization and alleged“threats” from
Azerbaijan, Trend
reports.
“It could not be denied that Armenia ratified the CIS founding
agreement on 18 February 1992 with reservations. Moreover, Armenia
officially announced its intention to make reservations as early as
26 December 1991, when the Supreme Council of Armenia ratified the
Protocol to the CIS founding agreement. Clause 10 of the Supreme
Council's decision of 18 February 1992 on the ratification of the
CIS founding agreement clearly indicates that the Republic of
Armenia considered the so-called“Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh to
be an independent state with the right to join the CIS.”
Following this decision by the Supreme Council, Armenia has
never recognized“Nagorno-Karabakh” as part of Azerbaijan, a stance
that was reaffirmed in the Decision of the Supreme Council of 8
July 1992 and further solidified in the Constitution of Armenia of
5 July 1995. Without judgment, whether it was necessary to submit
the reservation to the attention of other contracting parties or
not, and whether Armenia acted as such or not, the reservations are
part of Armenia's legislation that cannot be denied.
Accordingly, also considering the already existing claim in the
constitution of Armenia against the territorial integrity of
Azerbaijan upon joining the Almaty Declaration and its
reservations, Armenia excluded the recognition of
“Nagorno-Karabakh” as part of Azerbaijan. Therefore, statements
that Armenia recognizes the territorial integrity and sovereignty
of Azerbaijan have no legal ground until Armenia makes changes to
its constitution and renounces all the legal and political acts
that reflect its claim to Azerbaijan.
Also, taking into account the history when Armenia has conducted
aggression against Azerbaijan while joining the Almaty Declaration,
is it time to ask for clarification on what is meant by the
“recognition of each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty
along the administrative borders of the former Soviet republics”
for Armenia back in 1992 and now?'' the commentary reads.
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