Towards peace in the Nagorny Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan through reintegration and cooperation Elmar Mammadyarov (2005) The Azerbaijani Minister of Foreign Affairs presents his perspective on the conflict, appealing to international law on sovereignty and territorial integrity and reiterating Azerbaijan’s commitment to the OSCE’s Minsk process. He asserts that the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan cannot be a subject of compromise, even if this means war. He rejects the idea that the right of peoples to self-determination can involve unilateral secession, instead offering Karabakh Armenians the chance to realize their right of participation in the conduct of public affairs through new regional authorities within Azerbaijan. Mammadyarov discusses how Azerbaijan would be willing to rebuild and develop the Karabakh region and makes proposals regarding the corridor of land separating Karabakh from Armenia.
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