Official: Armenia not ready to fulfill its obligations

By AzerNews

Azerbaijan informed the international community that it is ready for a peaceful settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Head of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE, MP Samad Seyidov made the remark on November 12.

Commenting on the inclusion of the "independence" of the so-called "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic in the agenda of Armenia's Parliament, Seyidov told journalists that this act shows that Armenia not only is unable to negotiate for peace, but is also not ready to fulfill its obligations.

Seyidov expressed confidence that Armenia's attempts regarding the recognition of the so-called "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" will not be successful.

Armenia captured Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding districts from Azerbaijan in a war that followed the Soviet breakup in 1991. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed, and nearly 1 million were displaced as a result of the war.

Large-scale hostilities ended with a Russia-brokered ceasefire in 1994, but Armenia has continued the occupation in defiance of four UN Security Council resolutions calling for an immediate and unconditional withdrawal.

Peace talks mediated by Russia, France and the US have produced no results so far.