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September 9, 2011 Friday 1:00 PM GMT +4
Russian FM: UN General Assembly will consider Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict (UPDATE)
The UN General Assembly will discuss the Nagorno -Karabakh conflict
along other issues, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov s aid at a
joint press conference with his Finnish counterpart, the Russia-24 TV
channel reported.
The UN General Assembly opens in New York on Sept.13.
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.
September 9, 2011 Friday 1:00 PM GMT +4
Russian FM: UN General Assembly will consider Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict (UPDATE)
The UN General Assembly will discuss the Nagorno -Karabakh conflict
along other issues, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov s aid at a
joint press conference with his Finnish counterpart, the Russia-24 TV
channel reported.
The UN General Assembly opens in New York on Sept.13.
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.