Azerbaijani expert: Yerevan's reaction to European Parliament resolution was hysteric

"Yerevan’s reaction to the European Parliament resolution on the South Caucasus is puzzling at least,” Azerbaijani political expert Fikrat Sadigov said.

A couple of days ago, the European Parliament adopted a resolution urging Armenia to withdraw from Azerbaijan’s occupied lands.

“A number of resolutions previously adopted by the UN and OSCE recognize Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity unconditionally. Another similar resolution was passed by the European Parliament recently. Therefore, Yerevan’s reaction to the resolution was hysteric. The country’s Foreign Minister issued an absurd statement which states that the resolution does not comply with the provisions of the Madrid principles.This statement was made by a foreign minister of a country that has delayed its response to the updated Madrid principles for several months. This is clearly not a civilian approach to the issue,” the expert added.

“Armenia simply does not know what to do. One cannot say that the European Parliament resolution was biased. It simply reflected the realities of the status quo in the South Caucasus. Apparently, this reality did suit Yerevan," the expert noted.

"The European Parliament adopted the resolution not because of a great love for Azerbaijan. Europe simply wants stability and unresolved Karabakh conflict poses threat to peace that Brussels cherishes so much. Occupation of Azerbaijani territory is not a disputed issue all over the world except Armenia. Even people with sober mind in Yerevan already think how Armenia will handle this impasse,” the expert said.

“We are not saying that Europe would hasten to implement this resolution. We do not need this. The minimum Baku wants from Europe is that it will not hinder Azerbaijan to liberate its occupied territories in any way,” Sadigov said.


/Day.Az/