Azerbaijan, Baku /corr. Trend S.Ilhamgizi / The Karabakh Liberation Organization (KLO) states that it will prevent the forthcoming visit of the Armenian representatives to Baku in September.
Two Armenian delegations are planning to visit Baku in September. The Armenian interior minister or representative of the Ministry is expected to attend the meeting of the interior ministers of CIS countries on 5-6 September in Baku. In addition, it became known that the Armenian wrestlers intend to participate in the world championship due on 15-17 September in Baku.
KLO considers that the visit by the representatives of the occupant country to Baku is unacceptable. "Creating conditions for such a visit is a contradiction of the national interest of the Government of Azerbaijan. We call on the State officials who promise to ensure security of the Armenian delegates to appreciate the responsibility before the memory of thousands of Azerbaijani martyrs," KLO statement says.
KLO states that they will use every means possible to prevent the visit of the Armenian delegates to Baku. "The responsibility of the outcome will fall on the Government," the organization stated.
The appropriate organizations confirmed the fact of Armenians' visit to Baku. On 17 August, Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation confirmed that the Armenian wrestlers will attend the championship that will take lace in Baku next month. The Secretary General of the Federation, Javid Gurbanov, said that the security of the Armenian wrestlers will be guaranteed during the championship. Gurbanov considers that the anthem of Armenia will not be voiced in Baku because the Armenian team is weak to gain the victory in the championship.
The Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan confirmed the information on the next meeting of the interior ministers of the CIS countries which will take place in Baku. The employee of the Ministry's press service, Ehsan Zahidov, informed Trend that the meeting will be organized by the Council of the CIS Interior Ministers which functions in Moscow.
"The event will be attended by the Ministers of the CIS countries, which include Armenia. Generally the conflicts between countries are not taken into consideration in organizing such meetings. The event is held annually in one of the CIS member-countries. This time it will take place in Azerbaijan. Like other quests, the security of the Armenian delegation will be ensured," Zahidov 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 surrounding 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.
The Karabakh Organization Committee (KLO) was founded in Baku on 28 January 2000 with the aim of conducting a public struggle for the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh from the Armenian occupants. The organization, headed by Akif Nagi, the candidate in historical sciences, unites over 10,000 people, including outstanding representatives of intelligentsia, refugees and internally displaced people, youth, former fighters, senior ranking officers in reserve, as well as different social segments of the population.