ANNIVERSARY OF THE KHOJALY MASSACRE

Early day motion 893, tabled 25 February 2009 by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 31 members.

That this House calls on the Government to recognise the 17th anniversary of the Khojaly massacre and use it as an opportunity to launch a new international peace effort to resolve the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; notes that the non-resolution of the conflict is a threat to the whole Caucasus region, as well as to UK investment in Azerbaijan; believes that the failure in reaching a peaceful resolution is largely due to the non-implementation by Armenia of UN Security Council Resolutions 822, 853, 874 and 884 which call for the withdrawal of Armenian troops from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan and for the return of the one million Azerbaijani refugees back to their homes; supports the resolution of the conflict while assuring the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, with high autonomy for the people of Nagorno-Karabakh; and highlights the fact that the UK is the largest foreign investor in Azerbaijan, with 5,000 expatriates and a 20 per cent. share in Azerbaijani oil.

Signatures by party: Labour 17, Liberal Democrat 7, Conservative 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, DUP 1, Independent 1, Scottish National Party 1.