ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has opposed the unilateral action of Armenia to changethe status quo in disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi while addressing a sideline meetingat 74th session of UNGA in New York said Pakistan is against the action ofArmenia to change geography, population, economic, social and culturalidentity and institutional structure in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The meeting was organized by OIC Contact Group with the title “Aggressionof Republic of Armenia on Azerbaijan Republic”.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the conflict that erupted in 1994 rendered onemillion people homeless and forced them to migrate to other countries or toother areas of the country.
He urged Armenia to withdraw its forces from Nagorno-Karabakh in respect ofresolutions of the UN Security Council and respect Azerbaijan’s integrityand sovereignty.
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The Minister said Nagorno-Karabakh dispute, like Jammu and Kashmir issue,is also a threat to regional peace and stability.
He urged the world community to plays its due role to resolve the disputeand ensure repatriation of the displaced people.
