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US AMBASSADOR: STATEMENT BY PRESIDENTS STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT
Trend
May 26 2011
Azerbaijan
The statement by the presidents of the USA, Russia and France stressed
the importance of the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, the U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza said
Thursday.
"I have not yet read the text of the statement, but I think it
is similar to previous ones. I can say that the very existence
of that statement says about how closely the Presidents Barack
Obama of the U.S., Dimitry Medvedev of Russia and Nicolas Sarkozy
of France are watching what is happening in the process of peace
talks on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The statement reiterates that
there is nothing more important than making maximum efforts within
the OSCE Minsk Group in the negotiations on the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict peaceful settlement," Bryza told reporters Thursday during
presentation of "The Great Theft" by Khaled Abou El Fadl, as well as
its translation into Azerbaijani.
The Presidents of the U.S, Russia and France called on the Armenian
and Azerbaijani leaders to demonstrate the political will and to
finalize the work over the basic principles [of the settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict] during the upcoming Armenian-Azerbaijani
summit in June.
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 region and the
occupied territories.
Trend
May 26 2011
Azerbaijan
The statement by the presidents of the USA, Russia and France stressed
the importance of the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, the U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza said
Thursday.
"I have not yet read the text of the statement, but I think it
is similar to previous ones. I can say that the very existence
of that statement says about how closely the Presidents Barack
Obama of the U.S., Dimitry Medvedev of Russia and Nicolas Sarkozy
of France are watching what is happening in the process of peace
talks on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The statement reiterates that
there is nothing more important than making maximum efforts within
the OSCE Minsk Group in the negotiations on the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict peaceful settlement," Bryza told reporters Thursday during
presentation of "The Great Theft" by Khaled Abou El Fadl, as well as
its translation into Azerbaijani.
The Presidents of the U.S, Russia and France called on the Armenian
and Azerbaijani leaders to demonstrate the political will and to
finalize the work over the basic principles [of the settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict] during the upcoming Armenian-Azerbaijani
summit in June.
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 region and the
occupied territories.