Pakistan reaffirms support to Azerbaijan on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reiterated its stance on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and said it supports Azerbaijan’s position.

In response to a query the Foreign Office spokesperson has rejected the media report and said that the Government of Pakistan did not send any observers for so-called referendum in Nagorno Karabakh.

The spokesman said “Pakistan’s position is that the solution has to be found within the territory of Azerbaijan i.e. complete return of occupied Azeri lands by Armenia, in accordance with the resolutions of the UN Security Council. Withdrawal of Armenian army from Nagorno-Karabakh and adjacent districts; and Return of IDPs and refugees to their homes”.

He pointed out that Pakistan is a Member of the OIC Contact Group on Aggression of the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan.”