{"id":19128,"date":"2010-05-21T12:41:23","date_gmt":"2010-05-21T10:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishforum.com.tr\/en\/content\/?p=19128"},"modified":"2014-01-05T19:37:58","modified_gmt":"2014-01-05T17:37:58","slug":"press-release-of-the-embassy-of-azerbaijan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2010\/05\/21\/press-release-of-the-embassy-of-azerbaijan\/","title":{"rendered":"Press release of the Embassy of Azerbaijan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From: consul@azembassy.ca<\/p>\n<div id=\"ygrp-text\">\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"84\" height=\"84\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-19129\" title=\"azerbaycan embassy seal\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/azerbaycan-embassy-seal.bmp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Edwardian Script ITC; font-size: x-large;\">Embassy  of the Republic of Azerbaijan<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: xx-small;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">PRESS-RELEASE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;\">May 17, 2010\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No. 5<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">STATEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">According to the  reports circulated by the mass media outlets of the Republic of Armenia  so-called \u201cparliament elections\u201d are being arranged to take place in the  Nagorno-Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan on 23 May,  2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">The Ministry of  Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan reiterates in this regard that the  unrecognized separatist regime in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan  represents nothing but an illegal structure established by Armenia on the basis  of ethnic cleansing of Azerbaijani population. The so-called \u201celections\u201d are  conducted in order to camouflage the annexation policy of Armenia and are aimed  at consolidation of the results of the continued occupation of the Azerbaijani  territories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">Conduct of such  \u201celections\u201d gravely violates the relevant provisions of the Constitution of the  Republic of Azerbaijan and the norms and principles of international law, since  they are held in absence of the original Azerbaijani population of the  Nagorno-Karabakh region, and therefore shall have no legal effect  whatsoever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">Any kind of  elections in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan may be  recognized as fair and free once the expelled Azerbaijani population takes full,  direct and equal part in their conduct in lawful and democratic environment  equally to the Armenian population of the region. Holding such elections will be  possible after the withdrawal of the Armenian occupying forces, normalization of  the life in the region, creation of necessary conditions for restoration of the  dialogue and cooperation between the Armenian and Azerbaijani communities of  Nagorno-Karabakh. These steps will open up possibility for the elaboration of  the self-rule status for the Nagorno-Karabakh population within  Azerbaijan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">The Republic of  Azerbaijan calls upon the Armenian side to stop its destructive practice of  illegal steps, which does not have any prospects, and instead to demonstrate a  good will and take a constructive position in the negotiation process, which has  dynamically evolved through the last year, in order to find a soonest and  durable solution to the conflict on the basis of the norms and principles of  international law. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">Baku<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">, May 14, 2010<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;\"><\/p>\n<hr size=\"2\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;\">275 Slater  Street, Suite 904<\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">. Ottawa ON K1P 5H9 Canada Tel: (613) 288 0497 Fax: (613) 230  8089<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">E-Mail: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">press.service@azembassy.ca<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>MSN Dating: Find someone special. 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