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AZERBAIJAN, ARMENIA ACHIEVE GOOD RESULTS ON FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF SETTLING NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT - EU
Trend News Agency
April 3 2008
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, Baku, 3 April /Trend News corr K. Ramazanova/ The European
Union (EU) believes that Azerbaijan and Armenia have achieved good
results in the fundamental principles of settling the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict.
"In recent years sides have considerably reduced the differences
in their positions, and now a very small amount of issues remains
unsettled," report on fulfilment of the European Neighbourhood Policy
Action Plan by Azerbaijan which was developed by the EU Foreign Policy
Commissariat and was publicized on 3 April says.
At the end of 2007, the OSCE Minks Group's co-chairs for the first
time presented a document to Azerbaijan and Armenia on the fundamental
principles on settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
EU supports the OSCE Minsk Group's efforts aimed at settling the
conflict, the report says.
The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began
in 1988 due to Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Since
1992, Armenian Armed Forces have occupied 20% of Azerbaijan including
the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven surrounding districts. In
1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement at which
time the active hostilities ended. The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk
Group ( Russia, France, and the US) are currently holding peaceful
negotiations.
Trend News Agency
April 3 2008
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, Baku, 3 April /Trend News corr K. Ramazanova/ The European
Union (EU) believes that Azerbaijan and Armenia have achieved good
results in the fundamental principles of settling the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict.
"In recent years sides have considerably reduced the differences
in their positions, and now a very small amount of issues remains
unsettled," report on fulfilment of the European Neighbourhood Policy
Action Plan by Azerbaijan which was developed by the EU Foreign Policy
Commissariat and was publicized on 3 April says.
At the end of 2007, the OSCE Minks Group's co-chairs for the first
time presented a document to Azerbaijan and Armenia on the fundamental
principles on settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
EU supports the OSCE Minsk Group's efforts aimed at settling the
conflict, the report says.
The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began
in 1988 due to Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Since
1992, Armenian Armed Forces have occupied 20% of Azerbaijan including
the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven surrounding districts. In
1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement at which
time the active hostilities ended. The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk
Group ( Russia, France, and the US) are currently holding peaceful
negotiations.