POLITICS
UKRAINIAN TELECHANNEL ON POSITION OF THE COUNTRY ON ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN, NAGORNY KARABAKH CONFLICT
The commentator of the program "Hour", popular program in Kiev, has reminded, that during the state visit of the head of the Azerbaijan state Ilham Aliyev to Ukraine, President Leonid Kuchma directly and openly expressed the ideas about occupation by Armenia of the territories of Azerbaijan, about condition of thousands refugees. Further, in the program, the historical roots and consequences of this conflict have been stated. The attention of tele-viewers has been involved to the activity of the OSCE Minsk Group, noting that such authoritative international organization has failed to achieve settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorny Karabakh conflict proceeding already more of 15 years. It has been underlined, that owing to destructive position of the Armenian side, the mediation efforts of some of the states, including Ukraine, have remained ineffectual at settlement of the problem. It is also marked that the statement made by President Leonid Kuchma during official meetings with the President of Azerbaijan by Ilham Aliyev in Kiev has caused a wide resonance.
The commentator of the program, who has stated then the relations of the Ukrainian politicians and local press to the given statement, has presented spectators the objective attitude to problems of Azerbaijan. Necessity of achievement, at last, practical results has been marked during negotiations within the framework of the CIS, and also with assistance of Ukraine. It is underlined, that the time has come that the international community has adopted strict measures concerning the Armenia -aggressor and separatists of the Nagorny Karabakh.