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Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry: Armenia's renaming Azerbaijani cities hinders constructive negotiation process - UPDATE

02 November 2010 [17:25] - TODAY.AZ
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry considers a decision of self-proclaimed "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" to rename the Azerbaijani Agdam region by giving it an Armenian name "Akna" ridiculous.

"This decision of self-proclaimed "Nagorno Karabakh Republic" causes laugh," Foreign Ministry spokesman Elkhan Polukhov told Trend.

By the decision of the government of self-proclaimed "Nagorno Karabakh Republic", the Agdam region was renamed as "Akna" and became one of the quarters of the Askeran city, Armenia Today reports.

According to the Armenian Territorial Administration and Local Self-Government Department head Sergei Nasibyan, this decision aims at settling the process of allocating land plots to villagers residing in Agdam, as well as other living issues. "As Agdam does not hold any status yet, it is included in the Askeran urban commune as the Akna quarter," Nasibian told the Azatutun Radio.

"The value of this decision is only paper and ink that were used to prepare this document," Polukhov said. "But at the same time Armenia's attempts to introduce separatist formation as an independent state by taking such steps and inviting various foreign visitors to the occupied territories are surprising," he added.

Polukhov said apparently still there are forces in the political establishment of Armenia that are trying to destabilize the situation instead of continuing the constructive dialogue by seeking to reach a comprehensive peace in the region.

The Armenian political elite must understand that this kind of ridiculous steps can lead to serious consequences, Polukhov stressed.

"Experience shows that foreigners, invited by the Armenian side to the Nagorno-Karabakh, usually refuse if they learn about the situation before the trip. The fact on the French actor Gerard Depardieu and Russian singer Katya Lel, who acknowledged that were brought to the Nagorno-Karabakh by fraud, can serve as a striking example," Polukhov said.

The Armenian side must realize that such attempts can in no way promote a lasting peace in the region and hampers the constructive negotiation process.


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