Baku. Mubariz Aslanov – APA. “We must understand the aim of EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Philippe Lefort while speaking about his visit to Nagorno Karabakh, because the EU is not directly involved in the settlement of the conflict and supports the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group,” Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Araz Azimov told journalists, APA reports.
He noted that the EU may be involved in the solution of some issues on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in the future, but currently, it is not directly participating in this process: “A concrete answer must be given regarding Philippe Lefort’s intention to visit the conflict zone. What is the political position of the EU? Is this desire based on the organization’s support to the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan or this initiative has another aim? If Lefort wants to visit Nagorno Karabakh, he must announce his aim.”
Araz Azimov said such an initiative can be realized only in one case.
“In case that this initiative helps Nagorno Karabakh reintegration into Azerbaijan. Otherwise, no initiative can be accepted. If this visit is connected with Nagorno Karabakh’s reintegration into Azerbaijan, the issues on such visits can be considered. We have not received an affirmative answer from the European Union yet. Nagorno Karabakh is a territory under occupation and it requires Azerbaijan’s permission to go there. We do not object to the visits of OSCE Minsk Group to that territory in connection with the settlement of the conflict, because this is their work. As regards the visits of various political forces’ representatives to the region for political interests, we do not give consent to it, as there is no ground,” he said.
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