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MFA: â€œThe statements of Armenians on construction of new city in the occupied Azerbaijani lands are the next provocationâ€

11 November 2011 16:43 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Victoria Dementieva, Rashad Suleymanov â€“ APA. Armenians intend to build a city in the occupied Zangilan region for Armenians who once moved from Azerbaijan to Armenia. APA reports quoting the Armenian press that the Armenians plan to make such proposal at the 3rd forum of â€œArmenian refugees of Azerbaijan and Nakhchivanâ€ which will be held in the Armenian Assembly of America.

The forum participants will address the international organizations and ambassadors of foreign countries and raise an issue on building of new city in Zangilan. The declaration on the situation of Armenian refugees will be presented to OSCE member countries.

Member of Forumâ€™s Initiative Group Andres Gukasian said that 100 000 Armenians, living in Azerbaijan, became refuges in 1990s. The construction of new city in Zangilan for Armenians will be held for account of involvement and financial assistance of Armenians who moved from Azerbaijan.

Gukasian also said the cityâ€™s situation on Iran border would increase the cityâ€™s opportunities. Thus the city can be both free trade zone and the opportunities will be created in border and oil refining sphere.

Commenting on the news on building of a new city for Armenians refugees in Zangilan, Spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Elman Abdullayev told APA that this information was the next provocation of the Armenian side: â€œThese lands are historical Azerbaijani territories. The holding of any construction in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan is illegal and contrary to the international legal norms. Thereby Armenians show their destructive position and demonstrate to the world community that they are not interested in peaceful settlement of the conflict and try to prolong the â€œstatus-quoâ€™â€.