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NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT HAS NO RELIGIOUS CHARACTER
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Nov 28 2011
Azerbaijan
28 November 2011, 14:25 (GMT+04:00) The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
has no religious character and religion between the two countries
should not be allowed to oppose each other, said President of Armenia
Serzh Sargsyan.
He was addressing a meeting of the CIS Presidium of the Interreligious
Council in Yerevan on Monday, RIA Novosti reported.
Sargsyan noted that it is impermissible to destroy cultural, historical
and religious monuments under the guise of the conflict.
In his remarks Catholicos of All Armenians Karegin II noted the
importance of the meeting in terms of finding solutions to existing
problems. "The meetings of religious leaders will contribute further
strengthening and development of relations between nations," Karegin
II 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 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
Nov 28 2011
Azerbaijan
28 November 2011, 14:25 (GMT+04:00) The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
has no religious character and religion between the two countries
should not be allowed to oppose each other, said President of Armenia
Serzh Sargsyan.
He was addressing a meeting of the CIS Presidium of the Interreligious
Council in Yerevan on Monday, RIA Novosti reported.
Sargsyan noted that it is impermissible to destroy cultural, historical
and religious monuments under the guise of the conflict.
In his remarks Catholicos of All Armenians Karegin II noted the
importance of the meeting in terms of finding solutions to existing
problems. "The meetings of religious leaders will contribute further
strengthening and development of relations between nations," Karegin
II 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 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.