“Armenian president raised territorial claim against Turkey and admitted that he took part in the occupation of Karabakh.
The international organizations have to react to this statement”. This idea was expressed in the APA’s interviews with the representatives of the political parties of Azerbaijan, experts and members of the parliament.
MP Ganira Pashayeva said the international organizations immediately react to such statements made by the leaders of other countries, but they didn’t react to the Armenian president’s statement in the past two days. Armenian president’s statements are against the international law, said MP and added that with this statement Sargsyan admitted that they occupied Azerbaijani lands. “He recommended to the future generations to extend the occupation policy toward Turkey. We are seriously concerned about that UN, OSCE, OSCE Minsk Group and other organizations didn’t make any comment on the Armenian president’s statements. These statements must be criticized and Sargsyan’s must be demanded to apologize for these statements. Azerbaijani delegation will raise this issue at the PACE’s autumn session”.
Political scientist Vafa Guluzadeh said he didn’t expect different statement from Sargsyan. He called Armenia as a “country with bound arms” and Sargsyan as a “hooligan”. “This is a “hooligan” statement. Moscow orders him to make it because Armenia is a province of Russia. Sargsyan is not a head of independent state. His statement shows that he doesn’t want Armenian-Turkish relations to be normalized”.
Sargsyan’s statement is an example of Armenia’s occupation policy, said chairman of the Democratic Reforms Party, MP Asim Mollazadeh. It shows that Yerevan will continue its aggressive policy, said MP and added that Armenians are not satisfied with the occupation of the Azerbaijani lands and they intend to extend their territorial claims against Georgia and Turkey and to realize this policy. “I think it needs to focus the world’s attention on this issue. Essentially it needs to involve the Minsk Group co-chairs in this issue because Armenians don’t intend to withdraw their forces from the occupied Azerbaijani lands, but they raise territorial claims against other countries too”.
“Such territorial claims by Sargsyan threaten the existence of Armenia in the Caucasus as a state”, chairman of the Azerbaijan Democratic Party Sardar Jalaloglu told APA.
“Sargsyan says they got back Karabakh. But everybody knows that Russian troops occupied these territories. Making such statements, making recommendations to the future generation show that it will be impossible to prevent such dangerous tendencies unless persons like Sargsyan are punished,” ADP chairman said.
Jalaloglu said Russia backs Sargsyan’s statements.
“This is not the statement issued by a foolish criminal. This is a very serious and political statement contradicting the norms of the international law. International organizations, including OSCE Minsk group must make a serious assessment,” he said.
Deputy chairman of Azerbaijan Popular Front Party Nureddin Mammadli considers that Sargsyan’s statement shows that his political position is not good.
“The opposition has recently become active in Armenia. It is felt that Diaspora has plans to change the government in Armenia. In this case, Sargsyan is trying to change the public opinion about him and rehabilitate himself,” he said.
Mammadli said that international organizations must take necessary measures.
“Serzh Sargsyan’s confession of Karabakh’s occupation and territorial claims against Turkey show once more the essence of the aggressor. It means that Armenia does not intend to give up its aggressive policy,” member of New Azerbaijan Party’s (YAP) Political Board, MP Malahat Ibrahimgizi told the website of YAP.
Ibrahimgizi said the international community must take a stance on Sargsyan’s position.
“The statement issued by Sargsyan at the time when the negotiations mediated by OSCE Minsk Group has intensified, is a blow to the peace process. He admits that Yerevan is not interested in the establishment of peace. This statement can not be justified and approaching it with the principles of the international law, there are even elements of crime here. Sargsyan’s statement is not only against Turkey and Azerbaijan, but against the entire world community,” she said.
According to the representative of the ruling party, Sargsyan’s position is a serious message for Turkey.
“There are forces in Turkey who support opening of borders, establishment of diplomatic relations with Armenia. Armenian president’s territorial claim against Turkey must make the Turkish society think over it again,” she said.
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