Azerbaijani PM: Armenia's unconstructive position once again demonstrated at CIS summit

Armenia, who is a CIS member, commits aggression against Azerbaijan , holding under occupation 20 percent of the territories, Azerbaijani Prime Minister Artur Rasizade said at the CIS summit on Saturday . He was commenting on the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s statement, RIA Novosti reports.

"The CIS member has committed aggression against the other country, occupied 20 percent of the territories, which resulted in one million refugees and displaced persons," Rasizade said.

"I did not want to darken today's anniversary session, but the Armenian President’s statement on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh forces me to do it ."

He said Armenia’s unconstructive position in the settlement of the difficult and protracted conflict was once again demonstrated at the CIS summit.

Rasizade added that Azerbaijan will further continue to actively participate in the OSCE Minsk Group and support other initiatives in the hope of "peaceful and just resolution of this issue within the framework of international law".

At the same time, Rasizade thanked the OSCE Minsk Group, as well as the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for efforts taken to resolve the conflict. He expressed the hope that these steps "will be crowned with success."


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