Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 24 / Trend E.Tariverdiyeva /
The fact that the Armenian Parliamentary Vice-Speaker focuses on the UN Charter in resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and appeals to it wins approve, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elkhan Polukhov told Trend. He commented on the statement made by Armenian Parliamentary Vice-Speaker and member of the Republican Party Samvel Nikoyan.
2010 was active from the point of the Karabakh settlement process, Nikoyan said in an interview with Panorama.am summarizing the past year.
"The negotiation process was continued, though not always with significant results. I would like to note the statements made by representatives of Russia, France and the United States at the OSCE Astana summit and the five-sided statement signed at the summit. This is the first document, which contains a clear reference to the UN Charter, which noted the right of nations to self-determination not only as a principle, but as a goal," he said.
The fact that the Armenian MP, certainly, is familiar with all the contents of the UN Charter and, in particular, Chapter
5 entitled "Security Council" which clearly states in Article 24: "To ensure prompt and effective action by the UN, its Members confer on the Security Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and agree that in carrying out its duties under this responsibility the Security Council acts on their behalf, " wins approval, Polukhov said.
And further, Polukhov said, the Article 25 declared: "Members of the United Nations agree, in accordance with the present Charter, to comply with the Security Council decisions and fulfill them."
"In accordance with Nikoyan's logic, the Armenian side must unconditionally submit the demands of the UN Charter and implement the Security Councils' Resolutions 822, 853, 874 and 884 requiring the withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces from occupied Azerbaijani territories," Polukhov said. "Does Armenian deputy speaker need a better explanation on this issue or the Armenian political elite prefers half-hearted arguments out of context? "
In addition, it would be better for Nokoyan to re-read Article 51 of Chapter 7, which reflects the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations.
"Apparently, amid the international arena's increasing support to Azerbaijan's just position in the resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Armenian political leaders have to frantically search for exculpatory arguments for their own people, "he said.
"After all, how to explain to ordinary people, who have become hostages of politics pursued by the Armenian authorities, the European Parliament's "Resolution on the need to develop European Union Strategy in the South Caucasus", which expresses demand for the withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from the Azerbaijani occupied territories, adopted in May, 2010 or Paragraph 34 of NATO's strategic concept adopted in Lisbon, which clearly stated support for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of States? " Polukhov said.
And all of this, he said, took place on the background of the economic situation worsening each day in Armenia and the growing power of Azerbaijan.
Nikoyan would have better not to seek a legal justification of the continuing occupation, but begin to prepare their voters to the inevitability of restoring the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and need for the withdrawal of the occupation troops from the neighboring country for the peaceful resolution of this conflict.
"Just doing so, the economy of his country might withdraw from the deep stagnation, and he will be able to fulfill promises to improve the socio-economic situation of citizens, which he, as a deputy, certainly gave to his voters," Polukhov said.
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.