Azerbaijan disseminates misinformation, EU official says

Azerbaijan disseminates misinformation, EU official says
January 17, 2011 18:03
One should get acquainted with the European Union’s position on Nagorno-Karabakh on the official website of the European Union (EU) rather than from other reports, the spokesman for José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, told ARMENPRESS, commenting on the information on the official website of the president of Azerbaijan. According to the information, during his visit to Azerbaijan, the President of the European Commission allegedly spoke of the necessity for settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis territorial integrity principle.
On various occasions José Manuel Barroso spoke of the territorial integrity principle as one of the three principles of conflict settlement. This is one of the principles the international community reached an agreement on. The two other principles are peoples’ right to self-determination and peaceful settlement of conflicts, the spokesman said. He pointed out that, in his earlier statements, José Manuel Barroso stressed the need for a diplomatic settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as the unacceptability of militant rhetoric.
The EU supports the OSCE Misnk Group’s efforts to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The EU will intensify its efforts provide the conflicting parties apply to it. All of statements on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by the President of the European Commission are balanced and in line with the international community’s position, the official said.
According to the information on José Manuel Barroso’s visit to Azerbaijan on the official website of the President of Azerbaijan, the President of the President of the European Commission allegedly spoke of the necessity for settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis territorial integrity principle. However, the information of the EU website was not in line with that on the official website of the Azerbaijani President.
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