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ARMENIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVED OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS
Trend News Agency
April 22 2009
Azerbaijan
Armenian president received on Tuesday OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs
Matthew Bryza (U.S.), Bernard Fassier (France) and Yuri Merzlyakov
(Russia) and OSCE Chairman-in-Office Personal Representative Anjey
Kasprshik, the president's press-service reported.
The sides discussed the ways to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The meeting was also attended by Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard
Nalbandyan, ARKA reported.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed
forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including
the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts. Azerbaijan
and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of
the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently
holding the peace negotiations.
Trend News Agency
April 22 2009
Azerbaijan
Armenian president received on Tuesday OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs
Matthew Bryza (U.S.), Bernard Fassier (France) and Yuri Merzlyakov
(Russia) and OSCE Chairman-in-Office Personal Representative Anjey
Kasprshik, the president's press-service reported.
The sides discussed the ways to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The meeting was also attended by Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard
Nalbandyan, ARKA reported.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed
forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including
the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts. Azerbaijan
and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of
the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently
holding the peace negotiations.