Azerbaijan, Baku, 11 April /corr. Trend I.Alizade / The Azerbaijani MPs consider it necessary to discuss the situation emerging in the negotiation process between Azerbaijan and Armenia with regards the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement. "Currently certain changes are recorded in the negotiations. Therefore, holding hearings in Azerbaijan Parliament regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has became utmost urgent, and even there is a great necessity for it," Panah Huseyn, member of Musavat Group of MPs which represent opposition in the Parliament, reported to Trend on 11 April.
Hearings were held in the Parliament of Armenia with regards to Nagorno-Karabakh. The declaration, passed as a result of hearings, highlights impossibility of returning Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan.
Huseyn considers that adoption of the 'Resolution in Occupied Territories of Azerbaijan at UN General Assembly', election of the terrorist Serj Sarkisyan, who committed crimes against Azerbaijan, as the President of Armenia, as well as the hearings held in the Parliament of Armenia with regards to the Nagorno-Karabakh and declaration adopted by them, make it utmost necessary to present Nagorno-Karabakh conflict for discussions in Azerbaijani Parliament.
"Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was discussed in Parliament once. It is fully possible to organize next discussions," said the member of the Political Council of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party and member of Azerbaijani delegation to PACE, Aydin Mirzazade.
He considers that conducting hearings, the Parliament of Armenia wants to draw attention of the society away from tense situation prevailing in the Country. The MP added that the government of Armenia again using Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as a trump card.
" Armenia organizes hearings in the Parliament, but the President of Azerbaijan pursues the policy to settle Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, strengthens the Army and increase the budget," Mirzazade said.
The Chairman of opposition Democratic Reforms Party of Azerbaijan, Asim Mollazadeh, considers that if there will be advancements in talks on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, it will be possible to hold hearings in the Parliament. "It is normal case to hold hearings on important problems of the country. Even it is very much necessary," he said.
"Discussions on the situation related to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement are possible. Parliament serves interests of people. Therefore, if necessary, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be discussed in the Parliament," said MP Gultakin Hajiyeva, Deputy Chair of Azerbaijani delegation to PACE.
The Chairman of opposition Adalat Party of Azerbaijan, Ilyas Ismaylov, along with the discussions on Nagorno-Karabakh in the Parliament, all political parties and public organizations should maintain this issue as the center point of attention.
"The Parliament of Armenia held hearings .But; I consider that we do not need to repeat the moves of Armenia. We should ourselves take steps to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," he said.
According to the opposition Great Establishment Party, Fazil Gazanfaroglu, the source of indifference in the Azerbaijani society towards the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is the Parliament. "The MPs have repeatedly raised the issue of holding at least closed hearing on Nagorno-Karabakh. However, it yielded no results and the hearings were not organized. The Parliament of Azerbaijan should express its attitude towards the processes around the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," he said.
The conflict between the two countries of South Caucasus began in 1988 due to territorial claims by Armenia against Azerbaijan. Armenia has occupied 20% of the Azerbaijani land including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven neighbouring Districts. Since 1992, these territories have been under the occupation of the Armenian Forces. In 1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement at which time the active hostilities ended. The Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group ( Russia, France and USA) are currently holding peaceful negotiations.
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