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Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
March 8 2008
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Call on Azerbaijan and Armenia to Restore
Confidence along the Line of Contact
08.03.08 12:46
Azerbaijan, Baku 8 March /corr. TrendNews J.Babayeva / The three
Minsk Group Co-Chairmen - Ambassador Yury Merzlyakov of the Russian
Federation, Ambassador Bernard Fassier of France and Deputy Assistant
Secretary of State Matthew Bryza of the United States - issued a
joint statement, the OSCE reported.
Starting in the early hours of 4 March, shooting began on the
frontline of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan and Armenia in the
occupied territory of Azerbaijan in several directions. The
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said that during the gun fire with
Armenia, 12 Armenian soldiers were killed and 15 more were injured,
whereas four Azerbaijani soldiers were killed and injured.
"The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs deeply regret the tragic loss of life
on March 4 along the Line of Contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict. The Co-Chairs call on the parties to restore confidence
along the Line of Contact and desist from any further confrontations,
escalation of violence or warmongering rhetoric,' the statement says.
`The Co-Chairs reiterate that there is no military solution to the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. `The outbreak of hostilities would
destabilize the entire region, with calamitous consequences for all
involved. The recent casualties and loss of life only underscore the
urgent need for both sides to reach to an agreement peacefully
through ongoing negotiations under the mediation of the OSCE Minsk
Group Co-Chairs. The Co-Chairs reiterate their support for
Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and that Nagorno-Karabakh's status
is the subject of negotiations,' the statement 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 active hostilities ended. The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
(Russia, France, and the US) are currently holding peaceful
negotiations.
March 8 2008
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Call on Azerbaijan and Armenia to Restore
Confidence along the Line of Contact
08.03.08 12:46
Azerbaijan, Baku 8 March /corr. TrendNews J.Babayeva / The three
Minsk Group Co-Chairmen - Ambassador Yury Merzlyakov of the Russian
Federation, Ambassador Bernard Fassier of France and Deputy Assistant
Secretary of State Matthew Bryza of the United States - issued a
joint statement, the OSCE reported.
Starting in the early hours of 4 March, shooting began on the
frontline of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan and Armenia in the
occupied territory of Azerbaijan in several directions. The
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said that during the gun fire with
Armenia, 12 Armenian soldiers were killed and 15 more were injured,
whereas four Azerbaijani soldiers were killed and injured.
"The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs deeply regret the tragic loss of life
on March 4 along the Line of Contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict. The Co-Chairs call on the parties to restore confidence
along the Line of Contact and desist from any further confrontations,
escalation of violence or warmongering rhetoric,' the statement says.
`The Co-Chairs reiterate that there is no military solution to the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. `The outbreak of hostilities would
destabilize the entire region, with calamitous consequences for all
involved. The recent casualties and loss of life only underscore the
urgent need for both sides to reach to an agreement peacefully
through ongoing negotiations under the mediation of the OSCE Minsk
Group Co-Chairs. The Co-Chairs reiterate their support for
Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and that Nagorno-Karabakh's status
is the subject of negotiations,' the statement 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 active hostilities ended. The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
(Russia, France, and the US) are currently holding peaceful
negotiations.