The statement of the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that the Karabakh conflict is not an internal affair of Azerbaijan is surprising, said the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Tofig Zulfuqarov. "Do we, as a sovereign country, we have no right to liberate our land? What does it mean? Russia has this right to ensure its territorial integrity in Chechnya, but we do not have such a right? " Zulfuqarov told radio" Azadlig ".
Azerbaijan, like other members of the UN, can protect its sovereignty and to take all the necessary steps, therefore Zulfuqarov called Lavrov’s speech "pro-Armenian".
The Russian Foreign Minister for the first time declared that the liberation of the land and the determination of Karabakh's status should be resolved simultaneously. According to Zulfugarov, Lavrov, referring to the UN Security Council resolution, wrongly interprets them.
"In the resolutions the question is not how Lavrov said. It says about the liberation of the occupied territories and only then the determination of the status," Zulfuqarov said. He also noted that Lavrov touched upon the substantive negotiations.
"Last year, officials of Azerbaijan and Russia said that it is high time for substantive negotiations, that is, on specific topics. The Azerbaijani side has repeatedly said it expects real negotiations. Lavrov, however, said nothing about it," said Zulfuqarov. -06D-
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