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Arif Mammadov: â€œAzerbaijanâ€™s statements on physical destruction of Armenian planes, which will fly to Khankendi, remain in forceâ€

06 July 2011 07:57 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Rashad Suleymanov â€“ APA. The CIS Interstate Aviation Committee will not give a certificate to the Khankendi airport situated in the occupied Nagorno Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, said Director of Azerbaijan State Civil Aviation Administration (ASCAA) Arif Mammadov.

Mammadov said that the abovementioned issue was discussed during the visit of chairman of CIS Interstate Aviation Committee to Baku.

â€œWe have also discussed the issue with him, and expressed our position. The chairman promised that the Interstate Aviation Committee will not conduct any work without Azerbaijani sideâ€™s consent. Even if there is the appeal of Armenia, the certificate will not be given to the airportâ€ â€“ underlined Mammadov.

Saying that the warning of ASCAA given to Armenian side in the line of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was not responded, Mamadaov noted that the Armenians postponed the opening of the airport after the warning given via ICAO.

â€œIf any country carries out flights to the occupied territories, acting contrary to Azerbaijanâ€™s demands, the economic sanctions will be used against these countriesâ€ said Mammadov and underlined that the information on purchase the equipments from Turkey for construction the airport released by Karabakh Armenians is determined and it was false.

The administration chief said that Azerbaijanâ€™s statements on usage of physical destruction of Armenian planes, which will fly to Khankendi, remain in force: â€œIt is the right of Azerbaijani side basing on the law of â€œAviationâ€. The government will decide whether to use this right or notâ€.

Commenting on Armeniaâ€™s statements that this country will close the air corridor on it to the Azerbaijani planes, the Administration chief said that Baku doesnâ€™t need this corridor: â€œIt is possible to carry out any flight without that corridor. For example, we can use Parsabad-Julfa line for flying to Nakchivan. At the same time, if Yerevan closes its air corridor, Azerbaijan can decide on closing its air space to Armenian planes in response to itâ€.