Any actions in Azerbaijan’s occupied territories are illegal and have a negative impact on the negotiation process on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Elman Abdullayev told Azerbaijani media today. He was commenting on the information of commissioning the airport in Stepanakert. “Armenia’s actions, that is, opening the airport in Stepanakert contradicts the international conventions, in particular the Chicago Convention on Civil Aviation,” Abdullayev said.
“The international community must not ignore the fact, directed against Azerbaijan’s sovereignty,” he said.
“Armenia is trying by all means to maintain the status quo in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. OSCE, UN and other international organizations must also voice their opinion and force Armenia to liberate Azerbaijan’s territory for regional peace to be restored,” Abdullayev said. He was commenting on Armenian Foreign Minister’s statement made at the UN General Assembly.
Azerbaijan has banned the use of the airspace of Nagorno-Karabakh, as no one can guarantee flight safety in the area, the head of the Azerbaijani Civil Aviation Administration, Arif Mammadov, told the New Azerbaijan party’s official website earlier.
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the European Civil Aviation Conference (ICAC) also support the position of Azerbaijan on this issue.
President Serzh Sargsyan promised to be the first passenger which will fly from Stepanakert.
