Baku: The status quo relying on "occupation" is unacceptable and  should be changed

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.