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Azerbaijani MP: The fair solution to the conflicts in the South Caucasus should hold an important place in NATO future conception

16 November 2009 10:54 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Elbrus Seyfullayev â€“ APA. Azerbaijani parliamentarians Gudrat Hasanguliyev and Zahid Oruj made speeches at the meeting of the Defense and Security Committee within the framework of the 55th session of NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA). Zahid Oruj told APA that during the discussions on the new strategic conception of NATO Gudrat Hasanguliyev called on the organization to implement the resolutions adopted by the UN.
â€œNATO should defend Azerbaijan,â€ Gudrat Hasanguliyev said and underlined that otherwise, security will not be firm in the region, stability can be violated anytime, new military conflict will be inevitable.

Zahid Oruj noted that NATOâ€™s approach to the settlement of the Balkan conflicts differed from its approach to the aggressive policy in the South Caucasus, particularly Russia-Georgia war and occupation of Azerbaijani territories by Armenia.
â€œThis is connected with Russian factor,â€ he said.
Zahid Oruj said the fair solution to the conflicts in the South Caucasus should hold an important place in NATO future conception.

Pro-Armenian parliamentarian from Latvia said during the discussions that according to the agreement between Stalin and Turkey in 1920, Nagorno Karabakh remained in Azerbaijan and said â€œTerror acts are committed because ethnic minorities â€“ for example, basks in Spain and others are not allowed to be independentâ€. The statement caused laughter and discontent of the audience.

Speaking about the causes and history of Karabakh conflict, Turkish MP Vahit Erdem characterized the protocols signed between Turkey and Armenia as a â€œgreat chanceâ€. He said Armeniaâ€™s releasing the occupied Azerbaijani territories will create a security zone in the South Caucasus and pave the way for NATOâ€™s cooperation with this region.

The discussions continue in NATO.

On November 17 the final meeting of the 55th session of NATO PA will be held and Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will make a report.