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ROMANIAN FM: NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT RESOLUTION IMPORTANT FOR REGION'S STABILITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Trend
Nov 16 2011
Azerbaijan
Romania supports the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict within the OSCE Minsk Group based on international law,
Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi said following a meeting
with his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian in Yerevan on
Wednesday, NEWS.am reported.
"This issue concerns both sides, and we do not intend to interfere in
this matter. We have to respect international norms and our desire
- to see a peaceful resolution reached by the two sides, since the
resolution of the problem is very important in terms of long-term
stability and economic development of the region," he 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 per cent 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 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 16 2011
Azerbaijan
Romania supports the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict within the OSCE Minsk Group based on international law,
Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi said following a meeting
with his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian in Yerevan on
Wednesday, NEWS.am reported.
"This issue concerns both sides, and we do not intend to interfere in
this matter. We have to respect international norms and our desire
- to see a peaceful resolution reached by the two sides, since the
resolution of the problem is very important in terms of long-term
stability and economic development of the region," he 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 per cent 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 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.