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AMBASSADOR: ASTANA'S STATEMENT ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH IS BREAKTHROUGH IN SETTLEMENT
Trend, V. Zhavoronkova
Trend
Dec 15 2010
Azerbaijan
Kazakh Ambassador to Azerbaijan Serik Primbetov assesses the joint
statement adopted by the presidents of the parties to the conflict -
Armenia and Azerbaijan - as well as the heads of the delegations of
the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries at the Astana summit as
progress in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"It was not easy. The conflict lasted for many years. We understand
all of its complexity," the ambassador said in the Trend News Agency's
conference room today.
He added that Astana tried to achieve progress during its tenure as
the head of the OSCE.
"Everyone is waiting for a breakthrough in such conflicts. But they
cannot be solved in one year," the diplomat said.
The OSCE summit was held in Astana on Dec. 1-2 under Kazakhstan's
OSCE chairmanship. The summit brought together heads of states and
governments of all OSCE member countries.
During the summit, the presidents of the conflicting countries -
Armenia and Azerbaijan - as well as the heads of the delegations of
the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries, issued a joint statement
calling for a speedy resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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 seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the United
States - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding
regions.
From: A. Papazian
Trend, V. Zhavoronkova
Trend
Dec 15 2010
Azerbaijan
Kazakh Ambassador to Azerbaijan Serik Primbetov assesses the joint
statement adopted by the presidents of the parties to the conflict -
Armenia and Azerbaijan - as well as the heads of the delegations of
the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries at the Astana summit as
progress in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"It was not easy. The conflict lasted for many years. We understand
all of its complexity," the ambassador said in the Trend News Agency's
conference room today.
He added that Astana tried to achieve progress during its tenure as
the head of the OSCE.
"Everyone is waiting for a breakthrough in such conflicts. But they
cannot be solved in one year," the diplomat said.
The OSCE summit was held in Astana on Dec. 1-2 under Kazakhstan's
OSCE chairmanship. The summit brought together heads of states and
governments of all OSCE member countries.
During the summit, the presidents of the conflicting countries -
Armenia and Azerbaijan - as well as the heads of the delegations of
the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries, issued a joint statement
calling for a speedy resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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 seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the United
States - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding
regions.
From: A. Papazian