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    Trend, Azerbaijan
    Oct 16 2009


    Azerbaijani politicians forecast rapid release of five regions
    occupied by Armenia


    Azerbaijan, Baku, October 16 / Trend News T. Konyayeva /

    Azerbaijani independent politicians forecast releasing of five regions
    of Nagorno-Karabakh by Armenia soon.

    "I think that there is certain agreement between Ankara and Yerevan to
    return five Azerbaijani regions occupied by Armenia," Azerbaijani
    independent politician, Rasim Aqayev, said at a meeting of
    politicians' discussion club 'End of football diplomacy. What is the
    next action?' on October 16.

    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.

    Aqayev said that there is much vagueness in Armenia-Turkey relations.
    Tractability and readiness of Armenian side to negotiate and obvious
    coordination on this issue between the USA and Russia are surprising.
    Politician said that perhaps, there is the agreement on return of five
    Azerbaijani regions occupied by Armenia.

    Signing of Turkey-Armenia protocols to resume diplomatic relations is
    not initiative of only these two countries, other Azerbaijani
    politician, Fikret Sadikhov, said. He said that Armenian and Turkish
    parliaments will ratify these protocols. Five occupied regions of
    Azerbaijan are likely to be released, he said.

    Armenia and Turkey signed the protocols to resume diplomatic
    relations, broken in 1993, in Zurich on October 10.

    Five occupied regions of Azerbaijan will be released soon. Refugees
    will return to their lands. Communications will be restored. Kalbajar
    and Lachin will be returned in five years, independent politician,
    Zardusht Alizade, said.
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