U.N. General Assembly Calls on U.N. To Take Action To Prevent Ecological Damage Due To Fires In Karabakh

(Associated Press; 09.08.2006) The latest twist in the continuing debate regarding the "fires" issue in the border regions of Nagorno-Karabakh occured when the U.N. General Assembly passed a draft resolution calling on the United Nations to urgently assist in preventing ecological damage in the region due to the mysterious blazes.

Azerbaijan's U.N. Ambassador Yashar Aliyev introduced the resolution. However, Armen Martirosyan, Armenia's U.N. Ambassador distanced himself from the resolution since its title included the words," the situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan".