ArmInfo. It is unambiguous that the status quo based on the "occupation" is unacceptable and should be changed. This was stated in an interview with Trend by the deputy head of the foreign policy department of the presidential administration of Azerbaijan, Hikmet Hajiyev.
In this regard, he recalled that recently at a briefing by the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group held at the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, the United States and other delegations reiterated the unacceptability of the status quo. "The status quo change provides for the withdrawal of Armenian troops from the ''occupied territories'' of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan's position on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is based on the norms and principles of international law, resolutions of the UN Security Council and the Helsinki Final Act," Hajiyev said.
At the same time, he assured that only in recent months, a number of documents were adopted, in particular, a document on partnership priorities with the EU, the final declaration of the NATO Brussels Summit, the appeal of the German Chancellor and Foreign Minister, US officials and the country's ambassador to Armenia, Foreign Ministers of Belgium, as well as the declarations adopted at the trilateral meetings of the ministers of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran, as well as Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, held in Istanbul, which expressed support for the territorial of the sovereignty and inviolability of the borders of Azerbaijan, "it is noted that Nagorno-Karabakh is the territory of Azerbaijan and to resolve the conflict, Armenia must withdraw its troops from the occupied Azerbaijani territories."
"Armenia should correctly assess the situation and withdraw its troops from the ''territory of Azerbaijan''. Only in this case it is possible to achieve progress in resolving the conflict, ensuring sustainable peace, which the region needs," Hajiyev assured.
He also said that yesterday in Baku they closely followed the summit of the heads of state of the Organization of the Collective Security Treaty in Astana and the documents signed following the results of the summit and the final declaration were taken into account. "One of these documents is about the legal status of observer countries and partner countries. As for Armenia, it is obvious that Armenia is isolated and stymied.
To note Azerbaijan has very close friendship and partnership with all CSTO members , with the exception of, for obvious reasons, Armenia. And this cooperation continues to expand in a bilateral and multilateral plane " Hajiyev concluded.