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Baku to respond on Russia's proposals on Karabakh settlement
BAKU, July 9 (RIA Novosti)
Azerbaijan will respond on Russia's proposals on Nagorny Karabakh
settlement after it studies it, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister lmar
Mammadyarov said.
On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, hand over Russia's
proposals on the Nagorno Karabakh settlement to both the Azerbaijani
and the Armenian sides.
"We are carefully studying the proposal made by [Russian] President
[Dmitry] Medvedev, and after a thorough insight we will give our
response," Mammadyarov said.
Mammadyarov will pay an official visit to Russia on July 17-18 by the
Lavrov's invitation where the sides will continue the talks on the
Nagorno Karabakh settlement.
Nagorny Karabakh, a breakaway region on Azerbaijani territory with a
predominantly ethnic Armenian population, has been at the center of a
bitter conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Under the updated in Madrid principles of the settlement Azerbaijan
insist Armenia should withdraw in the near future its troops from the
territories of Azerbaijan.
An agreement on Nagorny Karabakh will be only possible if Azerbaijan
gives up a number of amendments suggested during a meeting in Kazan,
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan said.
Armenia and Azerbaijan were unable to come to an agreement on the path
to peace in Nagorny Karabakh after a meeting in Russia's Kazan in
June, but said some progress had been made.
Nagorny Karabakh has remained under Armenian control since the late
1980s, when the region claimed independence from Azerbaijan to join
Armenia. The conflict is estimated to have left more than 30,000
people dead on both sides between 1988 and 1994.
BAKU, July 9 (RIA Novosti)
Azerbaijan will respond on Russia's proposals on Nagorny Karabakh
settlement after it studies it, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister lmar
Mammadyarov said.
On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, hand over Russia's
proposals on the Nagorno Karabakh settlement to both the Azerbaijani
and the Armenian sides.
"We are carefully studying the proposal made by [Russian] President
[Dmitry] Medvedev, and after a thorough insight we will give our
response," Mammadyarov said.
Mammadyarov will pay an official visit to Russia on July 17-18 by the
Lavrov's invitation where the sides will continue the talks on the
Nagorno Karabakh settlement.
Nagorny Karabakh, a breakaway region on Azerbaijani territory with a
predominantly ethnic Armenian population, has been at the center of a
bitter conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Under the updated in Madrid principles of the settlement Azerbaijan
insist Armenia should withdraw in the near future its troops from the
territories of Azerbaijan.
An agreement on Nagorny Karabakh will be only possible if Azerbaijan
gives up a number of amendments suggested during a meeting in Kazan,
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan said.
Armenia and Azerbaijan were unable to come to an agreement on the path
to peace in Nagorny Karabakh after a meeting in Russia's Kazan in
June, but said some progress had been made.
Nagorny Karabakh has remained under Armenian control since the late
1980s, when the region claimed independence from Azerbaijan to join
Armenia. The conflict is estimated to have left more than 30,000
people dead on both sides between 1988 and 1994.