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  • BAKU: Territory Exchange Between Baku, Yerevan Not on Agenda: Azerba

    TERRITORY EXCHANGE BETWEEN BAKU, YEREVAN NOT ON AGENDA: AZERBAIJAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER

    Trend News Agency
    Aug 1 2008
    Azerbaijan

    Russia, Moscow, 1 August /Trend News corr. R.Agayev/ Exchange of
    territories is not on agenda of the peace negotiations on settlement of
    Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. "Exchange of territories
    is not on agenda at the moment," Azerbaijan's Minister for Foreign
    Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov said at a briefing in Moscow on 1 August,
    commenting on the consultations with his Armenian counterpart Edward
    Nalbandyan.

    Exchange of territories between Azerbaijan and Armenia in order to
    settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was again exaggerated by media
    in the region. Experts said exchange of territories would improve
    the trust and would promote achievement of stable peace between
    the countries.

    Exchange of territories was suggested for the first time by American
    analyst Paul Goble in mid 90s.

    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.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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