Today.Az » Politics » Stefan Kanitz: Armenia occupied great parts of Azerbaijani state territory
09 August 2014 [09:03] - Today.Az
German MP Steffen Kanitz (CDU fraction) answered the questions from The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS) on the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Steffen Kanitz stated that he does support the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council. According to the MP the international community regards Nagorno-Karabakh as integral part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Ignoring that means Armenian politics is playing with fire.
Steffen Kanitz said that “The application of the principle of territorial integrity in Europe was undisputed until the violent aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan. By occupying great parts of the Azerbaijani state territory and Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia has noticeably placed itself outside the valid legal standards. Such a behavior cannot be tolerated by us parliamentarians.”
“The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has made clear that Armenia’s occupation policy clearly violates international law. Guided by the resolution, Germany and Europe stand beside Azerbaijan, when it is about a peaceful solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Directly after the end of the Soviet Union, Armenia illegally occupied the region Nagorno-Karabakh and in addition to that seven surrounding Azerbaijani regions and expelled one million refugees from their homelands. It must be clear that this is an insupportable situation. Therefore we will further increase our efforts for a peaceful solution of the conflict,” he underlined.
Steffen Kanitz stated that the European Community fiercely condemns Armenia’s actions against international law, human rights and freedom. Armenia must be held responsible and accountable also internationally. We will no longer be able to tolerate Armenia’s aggressive occupation policy.
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