Azerbaijan approves declaration on Nagorno-Karabakh made at G8 summit

The declaration made by Presidents Vladimir Putin (Russia), Barack Obama (US) and Francois Hollande (France) on Nagorno-Karabakh at the G8 summit reflects the position of Azerbaijan, News Azerbaijan cites Elman Abdullayev, spokesman of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
Leaders of the states co-chairing the OSCE Minsk Group want a fair settlement of the conflict with respect to Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity. The international community recognizes Nagorno-Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan and demands the territory to be de-occupied for refugees to return.
The presidents note that use of military force to settle the dispute is unacceptable. Armenian Armed Forces must leave the territory in order to end confrontation, instability and the security threat, Abdullayev said.
The official emphasized that Armenia should stop the policy of occupying the land if it wanted to live in peace. Abdullayev pointed out that Yerevan wanted to maintain the status quo of the situation and refused to fulfil the updated Madrid Principles of 2009. The spokesman concluded that the co-chairs should put pressure on Armenia to take a more constructive approach and that Azerbaijan would not accept a dragging out of the peace process.