Azerbaijan, Baku, 24 April /corr. Trend S.Agayeva / It is impossible to establish two Armenian states and the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict should be settled only within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. Such a statement was made by Elkhan Nuriyev, the Head of Strategic Studies Center under the auspices of the Azerbaijan President, during the 7th Eurasian Media Forum which commenced in Almaty on 24 April.
During the second session 'Separatism and self-determination right', Nuriyev made a concrete stance on the Kosovo problem, stating that Azerbaijan does not recognize Kosovo's independence and considers that Kosovo cannot be a precedent for settling other conflicts, including the Armenian-Azerbaijani problem.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be settled only within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and international law, said the Head of the Center.
The speech was supported by other participants of the conference, representatives of Russia and Kazakhstan, who stated that the existence of conflicts breaks international laws and standards and the separatism, as a dangerous case, may bring huge serious consequences for all countries, Nuriyev reported to Trend by telephone from Almaty on 24 April.
The two-day forum focuses on the relationships of the leading states with regards to new global contradictions, problems of reaching a compromise of conflicting sides in the Middle East, South Caucasus, Central Asia and Balkans.
The Eurasian Forum annually brings together more than 400 representatives from 60 countries worldwide. The key goal of the Forum is to create opportunities to the participants to listen and understand the voice of the people representing other countries, cultures as well as understanding the reality and its prospects.
The Forum is being attended by outstanding politicians, international experts, including the former Assistant to the U.S. President for National Security Affairs, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Head of Russian Foundation for Efficient Policy, Gleb Pavlovski, Head of Programs for Russia and Eurasia, the Heritage Foundation, Ariel Koen and other dignatories.
The correspondent can be contacted at: [email protected]