Nizami Bahmanov: "Kaspshik is active not to lose his high post and salary"

"We do not know what he report to OSCE," said Nizami Bahmanov, head of Azerbaijani community of Karabakh while commenting on Kaspshik's report on the arsons committed in the occupied Azerbaijani lands.

"According to Kaspshik, there is neither any aggressor nor sufferer. He has always taken this stance. The Azerbaijani government has voiced its position regarding his report and raised this issue at the UN," Bahmanov said.

As APA reports, he also said after seeing Azerbaijan's sharp reaction, Kaspshik made some corrections to his position saying he is not an expert on fires. Bahmanov also said following Azerbaijan’s severe reaction, Kaspshik has become more active.

"He knows well that his future activity, his remaining in the current post depends on Azerbaijan. Kaspshik is active not to lose his high post and salary. He advocates setting up expert group to monitor the region," the Azerbaijani community head underlined.
Bahmanov said Kaspshik's stance coincides with that of OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs.

"The co-chairs do not make any remark to Armenia. But, culprits should be held responsible. Since the co-chairs do not admit that Armenians have occupied Azerbaijani lands, what can you expect them to do? Azerbaijan is facing such a difficult problem today. Though the co-chairs see the crimes committed by Armenians, they say exerting pressure to any of the parties is not in their mission. Kaspshik says the fires in Karabakh are just natural disaster. Is the fire in Tovuz natural disaster too? Is it also hot in Kalbajar and other mountain regions?" he underlined.

Accusing the co-chairs of passivity, Bahmanov said Azerbaijan has not offered to reconsider their authorities and functions.

"The negotiating process for the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh continues in the frames of the Prague process, which satisfies us. But Azerbaijan is dissatisfied with the co-chairs keeping silence, avoiding to make any remark to the aggressor in the frames of this step-by-step solution," he said.

Commenting on the issue with regard to expected substitution of Russian co-chair Yuri Merzlyakov, Bahmanov said he does not expect any change in the new co-chair's stance.

"There is no point in substituting co-chair. The main thing is the Russian government's changing its position."