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    OCCUPATION OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH IMPEDES CONDUCTING CENSUS OF ITS POPULATION: AZERBAIJAN'S STATE STATISTICS COMMITTEE

    Trend News Agency
    Nov 11 2008
    Azerbaijan

    Azerbaijan, Baku, 11 November/ Trend News, corr I. Alizade/ State
    Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan can not conduct 2009 census of
    population in the Nagorno-Karabakh region occupied by Armenia.

    "The census in Nagorno-Karabakh was not conducted in 1999 as
    well. Therefore 1989 census is used at present according to which about
    120,000 Azerbaijani citizens of Armenian origin live in Karabakh,"
    Arif Valiyev, acting chairman of the State Statistics Committee said
    while addressing the parliament on 11 November.

    The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began in
    1988 due to Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan
    lost the Nagorno-Karabakh, except of Shusha and Khojali, in December
    1991. In 1992-93, Armenian Armed Forces occupied Shusha, Khojali and
    Nagorno-Karabakh's seven surrounding regions. 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, but fruitless
    negotiations.

    According to 1999 census, about 700 Armenians live in Azerbaijan
    excluding Nagorno-Karabakh.

    The preparatory work for the 2009 census of population will be
    completed soon, he said.

    "The Statistics Committee is working out organizational
    plan. Structures in each region and polling stations will be set up
    in accordance with the plan. Nearly 30,000 workers will be involved
    in the census," Valiyev said.

    He also spoke of problems that emerged during preparations for the
    census. "The major problem that emerged during the preparations
    is city services. The absence of names of streets and numbering of
    buildings hinders to work out diagrammatic plans," Valiyev added.

    The number of questions which will be asked during census next year
    will increase from 17 to 35. These questions mainly will be about
    way of life and employment of citizens, Valiyev said.

    The accuracy of census date makes up 97%-98% in Azerbaijan.

    According to the State Statistics Committee, Azerbaijan has a
    population of 8.8mln.
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