Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. S.Ilhamgizi / The proposal to commence anti terrorist measures in Nagorno-Karabakh was sounded in Azerbaijan. The Union for Democracy of Azerbaijan considers this way as the one to settle the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. This idea was included into the new package of proposals concerning settling of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, Ahmad Oruj, the co-chairman of the Union, said.
The Union for Democracy unites three opposition parties, the Classic Popular Front Party, Azadlyg and National Democratic Party. The Union is the consultative structure of these political organizations.
The Union held two Karabakh forums with participation of political parties and representatives of community. Proposals of the Task Group of the Union were developed and submitted to the President Administration, Milli Majlis (Azerbaijani Parliament) and community as the result of each forum.
Oruj noted that the next Karabakh forum would be held and the Task Group was developing new package of proposals. The package stated about necessity to hold anti terrorist measures against the Armenian military forces acting in the Azerbaijani occupied territories. Furthermore, concrete date for beginning of the measures should be defined.
"These measures will not be of military character. Government cannot wage war in its own territory. We propose to neutralize Armenian terrorists to provide security for Azerbaijani citizens," Oruj said.
Commenting proposal of the Union, Alakpar Mammadov, the military expert, said, that he supported proposal regarding anti terrorist measures in Nagorno-Karabakh territory. Such a policy should be implemented earlier on the international level, expert added.
"I was against including Armenia to the process of settling the conflict, as this country always attempt to gain support of international organizations for their own separatist interests in the Azerbaijani territories. We should have hold anti terrorist measures before," military expert 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.