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AZERBAIJANI COMMUNITY OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH SAYS MEDIATION NEEDED FOR DIALOGUE WITH ARMENIANS
Trend
Dec 16 2011
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh calls on the international
organizations to mediate a meeting with Armenian community, Azerbaijani
community's member, MP Rovshan Rzayev told Trend today.
"We use all opportunities in this direction," Rzayev said. "We need
bigger support so that these people would attend a meeting."
He noted that the communities should make a contribution to settle
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict using potential of past relations,
the older generation and positive people.
Both communities of Nagorno-Karabakh are scheduled to meet in late
January - early in February in Moscow, Rzayev stated. The communities
were to meet in late November, but later postponed due to elections
in Russia.
At the same time a meeting of representatives of both communities was
planned to be held in Berlin on Nov. 28, but Armenian representatives
refused from participation in the dialogue.
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
Dec 16 2011
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh calls on the international
organizations to mediate a meeting with Armenian community, Azerbaijani
community's member, MP Rovshan Rzayev told Trend today.
"We use all opportunities in this direction," Rzayev said. "We need
bigger support so that these people would attend a meeting."
He noted that the communities should make a contribution to settle
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict using potential of past relations,
the older generation and positive people.
Both communities of Nagorno-Karabakh are scheduled to meet in late
January - early in February in Moscow, Rzayev stated. The communities
were to meet in late November, but later postponed due to elections
in Russia.
At the same time a meeting of representatives of both communities was
planned to be held in Berlin on Nov. 28, but Armenian representatives
refused from participation in the dialogue.
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.