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Azerbaijanâ€™s Foreign Ministry: Serzh Sargsyanâ€™s speech contains misinformation and populism

20 December 2012 08:51 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Viktoriya Dementyeva – APA. “The statement made by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan at the meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization contained misinformation and populism,” spokesman for Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Elman Abdullayev told APA.

He said that with such speeches Sargsyan attempts to mislead the world community.

“Azerbaijan’s position on this issue had been previously expressed presicely. We consider that in order to solve the conflict the root of the problem must be looked into. The occupation of the Azerbaijani territories by Armenia stands in the root of the problem. This occupation impedes the development of the entire region,” he said.

Elman Abdullayev called populism Sargsyan’s accusations against Azerbaijan regarding anti-Armenian propaganda and militarist policy.

“The Armenian leadership tries to simulate interest in the solution of the conflict. Such statements show that the Armenian leadership is interested in the maintenance of the status quo, does not think about the welfare of the region or its country,” he said.

Elman Abdullayev added they regret that the international community keeps silence.

Serzh Sargsyan addressed the meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on December 19. He said Azerbaijan’s destructive position on Nagorno Karabakh conflict remains a serious threat to the region.