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STEPANAKERT (Parliament Press Service)—After
its Wednesday legislative session, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
National Assembly issued an announcement condemning Azerbaijan’s
recent military threats, warning that Azeri efforts are aimed at
derailing the conflict resolution process.
“Recent developments in the Karabakh conflict
resolution process demonstrate Azerbaijan’s blatant
non-constructive approach. By using various media, the Azeri
leadership is creating the illusion of dissatisfaction with the
internationally mediated process. In reality, however, the
policies of that country aim to shift the military and political
balance in the region in its favor by unveiled threats of future
war against Artsakh,” read the parliament statement,” the
announcement said.
“Under these circumstance the Artsakh
parliament, characterizes recent public statements by
high-ranking officials as an uncompromising posturing for a
party to the negotiations. This is rife with possibilities for
the Karabakh side to lose confidence in the peaceful resolution
of the conflict,” continued the statement.
“The authorities of the Nagorno-Karabakh
Republic, on numerous occasions, have warned international
organizations and stakeholders in the conflict resolution
process of Azerbaijan’s military-leaning foreign policy, which
completely contradicts the responsibilities, to which that
country has agreed while becoming a members of international
organizations,” added the statement.
“All of this points to official Baku’s
intentions to derail the negotiations and undermine the
stability of the region, through continued propaganda about
alleged tensions in the Karabakh-Azerbaijan borders,” explained
the announcement.
Through the announcement, the Karabakh
National Assembly aimed to alert the OSCE Minsk Group
co-chairmen, the legislatures of the mediating countries, as
well as EU and CIS structures of the dangers inherent in the
aforementioned Azeri approach.
“The bold steps by Azerbaijan call into
question the success of efforts by the international community
to establish peace and stability in South Caucasus,” warned the
announcement.
Citing the will of the people of Artsakh, the
National Assembly pledged that it would take it upon itself to
initiate efforts in light of these developments and called on
the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Foreign Ministry to inform the
OSCE Ministerial Council of this announcement when it convenes
in Athens next week.
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