Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 7 / Trend M. Aliyev /
The UN Security Council must definitely voice its position at the failure of fulfilling the resolutions adopted on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The international organizations must strengthen the pressure on Armenia, Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Political Analysis and Information Provision Department head Elnur Aslanov told journalists on Wednesday.
"Azerbaijani Foreign Minister said yesterday that Baku is ready to begin working over a big peace agreement," he said. "This comes from the fact that Azerbaijan supports peaceful coexistence of Azerbaijanis and Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh."
Every person, living in Nagorno-Karabakh, is an Azerbaijani citizen, he said. This is de jure so.
"Azerbaijan is a country recognizing the rights of other peoples," he said. "Azerbaijan thinks about the restoration of post-conflict areas, the future of Nagorno-Karabakh. It is ready to exchange views on the principles of coexistence."
Azerbaijan will never deviate from its principles and abandon its lands, Aslanov said.
"This corresponds to the principles of international law," he said. "This meets today's realities."
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994.
The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.