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FRANCE URGES AZERBAIJAN, ARMENIA TO ADVANCE IN NEGOTIATION PROCESS
J.Babayeva
Trend News Agency
May 12 2009
Azerbaijan
France urges Azerbaijan and Armenian to advance in the negotiations
on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement.
"Besides, the United States and Russia, France also urged the conflict
sides to advance in their next meetings, including the St.-Petersburg
meeting to be held in early June at the co-chairs' initiative," the
statement of the French Foreign and European Affairs Ministry said
on May 12.
Besides the OSCE Minsk Group U.S. and Russian co-chairs, French
co-chair said he is making all efforts to assist Azerbaijan and
Armenia in fairly settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan
lost all of Nagorno-Karabakh except for Shusha and Khojali in December
1991. In 1992-93, Armenian armed forces occupied Shusha, Khojali and 7
districts surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed
a ceasefire in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia,
France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
France said the last meeting between the Azerbaijani and Armenian
presidents set an example for the current negotiations and confirms
a constructive character of attitude established between them.
"France urges the parties to exactly follow rules of primary ceasefire
and documents which were directed to strengthen it," the statement
said.
J.Babayeva
Trend News Agency
May 12 2009
Azerbaijan
France urges Azerbaijan and Armenian to advance in the negotiations
on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement.
"Besides, the United States and Russia, France also urged the conflict
sides to advance in their next meetings, including the St.-Petersburg
meeting to be held in early June at the co-chairs' initiative," the
statement of the French Foreign and European Affairs Ministry said
on May 12.
Besides the OSCE Minsk Group U.S. and Russian co-chairs, French
co-chair said he is making all efforts to assist Azerbaijan and
Armenia in fairly settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan
lost all of Nagorno-Karabakh except for Shusha and Khojali in December
1991. In 1992-93, Armenian armed forces occupied Shusha, Khojali and 7
districts surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed
a ceasefire in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia,
France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
France said the last meeting between the Azerbaijani and Armenian
presidents set an example for the current negotiations and confirms
a constructive character of attitude established between them.
"France urges the parties to exactly follow rules of primary ceasefire
and documents which were directed to strengthen it," the statement
said.