January 24, 2006 - 16:46 AMT
Baku Not Going to Satisfy with "Liberation of Territories"
Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov stated that "no steps conflicting with the Azerbaijani Constitution" will be undertaken during the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process. In his words, Baku does not restrict the conflict settlement to the liberation of the seized lands. According to Azimov, Azerbaijan thinks important the return of refugees to these territories and maintenance of security of the Azeri and Armenian communities of Nagorno Karabakh. "The restoration of control over all its territories is also important for Azerbaijan," The Azeri Deputy FM stated adding that the "co-existence of the Armenian and Azeri communities as well as liquidation of military situation" remain the main problems to date. "No reconciliation of the parties is observed on the issues at the present moment,' Araz Azimov said, Mediamax reported.