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GEORGIAN PRESIDENT: NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT IS PAIN OF CAUCASUS
Trend
Nov 30 2011
Azerbaijan
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is the pain of the Caucasus, said
the Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, speaking at the
Georgian-Armenian business forum.
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan also participated in the forum.
"The most painful issue for us is the conflict that exists between
Armenia and Azerbaijan. It is a pain of Georgia as it is the pain of
Caucasus," Saakashvili said.
According to Saakashvili, the Caucasus should be integrated, because
it is the only way for the development of the region.
"I believe that the economy of the Caucasus in the future should be
integrated," Saakashvili 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 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.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Trend
Nov 30 2011
Azerbaijan
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is the pain of the Caucasus, said
the Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, speaking at the
Georgian-Armenian business forum.
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan also participated in the forum.
"The most painful issue for us is the conflict that exists between
Armenia and Azerbaijan. It is a pain of Georgia as it is the pain of
Caucasus," Saakashvili said.
According to Saakashvili, the Caucasus should be integrated, because
it is the only way for the development of the region.
"I believe that the economy of the Caucasus in the future should be
integrated," Saakashvili 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 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.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.