NATO Defence and Security Committee confirms fact of Armenian occupation

One of the major questions of the agenda of session was the prepared report on the countries of Southern Caucasus, and the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict. This question has been discussed at the session of Defense and Safety Committee of NATO PA taken place on November 14 and corresponding decision was accepted.

As stated by Suyavush Novruzov, the session considered the question of integration of the countries of Southern Caucasus in the Euro-Atlantic space, including reports on Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia.

Prepared earlier in subcommittee of NATO PA, the report on Azerbaijan did not satisfy us, he said. "We repeatedly expressed our opinion on the documents. After the meetings, held during stay of representatives of Committee in Baku, the report was radically changed. I shall note, that the document in this time reflected the fact of occupation of 20 percent of the Azerbaijan territories, heavy life of more than 1 million refugees and IDPs, and also driving of 200 thousand Azerbaijanis from their native lands in the territory of Armenia, 4 Resolutions of UN Security Council on aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan. Along with that, the document also specifies the arsons committed by Armenians in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. This is an only document where the concrete figures contain all the moments connected to the conflict. From 26 states-participants possessing the vote, 25 have voted at session for acceptance of the given document."

The document especially notes the role of Azerbaijan in energy safety of Europe. Though the Armenian party lifted the far-fetched "genocide" question again, it has been completely excluded from the text of the document. AzerTAg