Azerbaijani parliamentarians express resentment over position of OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs

According to Day.Az, Mubariz Gurbanly, deputy executive secretary of Yeni Azerbaijan ruling elite, noted that the adoption of the resolution is a victory of Azerbaijani diplomacy which proved the occupational policy of Armenia to the whole world.

"Unfortunately, some countries chose a neutral position in this issue while the Minsk Group co-chairs spoke against the document. I think that parliamentary groups of friendship should sent letters of protests to these countries. Along with it, the letters of protests should be sent in the name of the parliamentary commission", said he.

MP Ikram Israfilov, member of the Musavat parliamentary group, supported colleague's proposal about sending a protest letter to the co-chairing countries and announced that by voting against the UN resolution thesr three countries showed that they do not intend to settle Nagorno Karabakh conflict in the framework of the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.

MP Ganira Pashayev noted in turn that representatives of the co-chairing countries not only voted against the resolution but also put pressure on representatives of other countries so that they also voted against the document. She considers that this is because the document was prepared against their will.

"It should be mentioned in the letter of protest that Azerbaijan does not believe in the objectiveness of the Minsk group and its co-chairs. Moreover, the co-chairs of the Minsk Group have monopolized this process and their activity challenge the whole Minsk Group", she said.

At the same time, Pashayeva noted that position of such countries as Iran, which did not vote on the resolution and sent a letter to the General Assembly on the next day, is unclear. Moreover, she said the position of such countries as Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Poland, Great Britain and Kazakhstan, whom Azerbaijan supported as a candidate for OSCE chairmanship in 2009,is also unclear.

Deputy Fazil Gazanfaroghlu considers that the  fact that most countries were neutral while voting, demonstrates shortages in the activity of Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry.

"Most countries, who remained neutral, could have been inclined to voting for the Azerbaijan-initiated resolution. For this purpose our embassies should give up functioning as a trade attache and pass to their direct duties. The voting in the United Nations has been a test for the Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry and its activity should be debated", Gazanfaroghlu said.

Siyavush Novruzov, deputy executive secretary of the Yeni Azerbaijan Party, proposed  to send a letter of gratitude to Pakistan and Uzbekistan.

"Pakistan was active during the discussions in the United Nations. Moreover, Uzbekistan should be thanked that it was the only country in the Middle Asia who undertook the fighting. Uzbekistan not only supported the resolution but also does not opens its embassy in Armenia and does not allow opening the Armenian embassy to Uzbekistan until Nagorno Karabakh conflict is settled", Novruzov said.

He said it is necessary to hold meetings with the representatives of the countries, which use Azerbaijani oil and if they do not support Azerbaijan in such a vital question, how to they plan to take our side?

Deputy Panah Huseynalso considers that the adoption of the resolution is a success of the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan.  

"The success in external policy is a continuation of internal policy. If civil concord is not attained inside Azerbaijan, such success will be the only success", he said.

First vice speaker Ziyafet Askerov noted drawing conclysions of the discussions that the countries, supporting the power of law have turned into the countries supporting the power of force.

"It is inadmissible when some countries want to strengthen the principle "the stronger is right". However it does not mean that Azerbaijan wants to reject the OSCE Minsk Group, despite the well-known attitude to the co-chairs", he said.

/Day.Az/