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Azerbaijani First Vice-Speaker Ziyafat Asgarov has called on Arab and all Islamic nations to defend Baku’s fair cause in the Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh conflict and put pressure on Armenia.
Asgarov told a meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Parliamentary Assembly in Cairo, Egypt that some international forces are not interested in reaching a solution of the Garabagh and Middle East conflicts. These disputes, he said, can be resolved only by efforts of the OIC and the Islamic world.
Asgarov recalled that the United Nations has passed four resolutions condemning Armenia’s policy of occupying Azerbaijani territory but none of them have been enforced so far. He said Azerbaijan demands vacating its occupied land and reaching a peaceful settlement to the long-standing Garabagh conflict.
The vice-speaker added that, in dealing with both the Garabagh and Mideast problems, unity of the Arab and Islamic states should be achieved instead of relying on the United States and the European Union.
Azerbaijan and Armenia fought a lengthy war that ended with the signing of a cease-fire in 1994, but Armenia continues to occupy Upper Garabagh and seven other Azerbaijani districts in defiance of international law. Peace talks have not yet resulted in resolving the conflict.*