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WASHINGTON TO DISCUSS AZERBAIJAN'S STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE
Trend
June 15 2010
Azerbaijan
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington
will hold a conference June 24 on the "Development of the U.S. Strategy
in the South Caucasus and the Caspian Basin," the CSIS reported.
Azerbaijan will be represented at the conference by Azerbaijani
Democratic Reforms Party Chairman Asim Mollazade. Ariel Cohen,
Frederick Starr, Svante Cornell, and others will also speak at
the event.
"Washington will host a conference where I hope we can bring
Azerbaijan's importance for U.S. strategic interests to the attention
of the American public," Mollazade told Trend over phone.
According to the party head, "the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict will be a main topic for discussion at the conference." He
noted that the conflict is a major obstacle for the region's
development today.
"I hope that with the help of South Caucasus experts who are attending
the conference, Azerbaijan's opinion will be brought to the attention
of the American people," Mollazade said.
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 the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the
occupied territories.
From: A. Papazian
Trend
June 15 2010
Azerbaijan
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington
will hold a conference June 24 on the "Development of the U.S. Strategy
in the South Caucasus and the Caspian Basin," the CSIS reported.
Azerbaijan will be represented at the conference by Azerbaijani
Democratic Reforms Party Chairman Asim Mollazade. Ariel Cohen,
Frederick Starr, Svante Cornell, and others will also speak at
the event.
"Washington will host a conference where I hope we can bring
Azerbaijan's importance for U.S. strategic interests to the attention
of the American public," Mollazade told Trend over phone.
According to the party head, "the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict will be a main topic for discussion at the conference." He
noted that the conflict is a major obstacle for the region's
development today.
"I hope that with the help of South Caucasus experts who are attending
the conference, Azerbaijan's opinion will be brought to the attention
of the American people," Mollazade said.
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 the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the
occupied territories.
From: A. Papazian