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  • BAKU: Azerbaijan not Ready for Meeting with Armenian New President

    Trend News Agency
    Feb 21 2008


    Azerbaijan not Ready for Meeting with Armenian New President - Deputy
    Minister (video)
    21.02.08 15:25

    Azerbaijan, Baku, 21 February / Trend News corr. I.Alizadeh /
    Azerbaijan is not ready to meet with the new President of Armenia to
    hold negotiations on THE regulation of THE Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

    `Time is needed to prepare for the meeting. The initiative of OSCE
    Minsk Group is necessary in order to hold negotiations on the
    settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,' Araz Azimov, the Deputy
    Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, stated to journalists.

    The presidential elections were held in Armenia on 19 February.
    According to the latest information by Armenian Central Election
    Commission, Serj Sarkisan, Prime Minister, collected about 52.86% of
    votes and won the elections. Armenian opposition does not agree with
    the results.

    Azimov said that the new initiatives would define the next steps
    which Azerbaijan will take. The date for the co-chairmen' visit to
    the region has not yet been announced.

    The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began in
    1988, due to the Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
    Since 1992, the Armenian Armed Forces have occupied 20% of
    Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven
    neighbouring districts. In 1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a
    ceasefire agreement which ended the active hostilities. The Co-Chairs
    of the OSCE Minsk Group ( Russia, France, and the US) are currently
    holding the peaceful negotiations.
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