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July 7, 2011 Thursday 12:35 PM GMT +4
French, Azerbaijani FMs discuss prospects of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
settlement
Azerbaijan, Baku, July 7 / Trend E. Ostapenko /
French and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers Alain Juppe and Elmar
Mammadyarov discussed the prospects of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict while in Paris, taking into account the results of the
trilateral meeting in Kazan, the French Foreign Ministry said.
The agenda included the prospects of French investments to Azerbaijan
and the development of trade and economic relations.
Mammadyarov is on a working visit to Paris on July 6-7. He met with
French officials in the context of a co-chairmanship with France in
the OSCE Minsk Group to review the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"This visit reflects the deep friendly relations established between
France and Azerbaijan. It will provide an opportunity to reaffirm our
commitment to strengthen bilateral relations and diversification of
cooperation," the French Foreign Ministry said.
Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, and
Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia discussed in Kazan the basic principles of
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement. The meeting, which was the
ninth in the last three years, ended without reaching an agreement on
the basic principles of settlement. The sides mentioned their progress
in a joint statement.
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 U.S. - are
currently holding 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.
July 7, 2011 Thursday 12:35 PM GMT +4
French, Azerbaijani FMs discuss prospects of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
settlement
Azerbaijan, Baku, July 7 / Trend E. Ostapenko /
French and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers Alain Juppe and Elmar
Mammadyarov discussed the prospects of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict while in Paris, taking into account the results of the
trilateral meeting in Kazan, the French Foreign Ministry said.
The agenda included the prospects of French investments to Azerbaijan
and the development of trade and economic relations.
Mammadyarov is on a working visit to Paris on July 6-7. He met with
French officials in the context of a co-chairmanship with France in
the OSCE Minsk Group to review the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"This visit reflects the deep friendly relations established between
France and Azerbaijan. It will provide an opportunity to reaffirm our
commitment to strengthen bilateral relations and diversification of
cooperation," the French Foreign Ministry said.
Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, and
Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia discussed in Kazan the basic principles of
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement. The meeting, which was the
ninth in the last three years, ended without reaching an agreement on
the basic principles of settlement. The sides mentioned their progress
in a joint statement.
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 U.S. - are
currently holding 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.