International organizations should put pressure on Armenia in the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement issue, Safar Abiyev, Azerbaijan`s Defense Minister told during the meeting with Robert Simmons, NATO Secretary General`s Special Envoy to South Caucasian and Middle Asian Countries , Trend reports referring to the press-service of the Azerbaijani Defense Office
The Azerbaijani Defense Minister pointed out that uncertainty in the Azerbaijani-Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement impedes development of Azerbaijan`s ties with NATO. He also brought to the attention of his quest the fact that one of the main principles of the NATO Program Partnership for the Sake of Peace is a respect toward the territorial integrity of every country. Despite the fact that Armenia is a member of this Program, it still ignores this obligation, as well as the four resolutions adopted by UN Security Council.
In his turn, Mr. Simmons expressed his gratitude to the Azerbaijani Defense Minister for the reception, and pointed out that NATO highly appreciates Azerbaijan`s successes in its implementing Individual Partnership Actions Plan.