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  • BAKU: NK Situation will be discussed at 66th session of UN GA

    Trend, Azerbaijan
    Sept 17 2011


    Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh will be discussed at the 66th session of
    UN General Assembly
    [17.09.2011 09:35]
    Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 17 /Trend corr. E. Aliyev/

    "Situation in occupied territories of Azerbaijan" and "Continuous
    conflicts in GUAM and their influence on an international peace,
    safety and development" paragraphs are included in the agenda of the
    66th session of UN General Assembly , Permament mission of Azerbaijan
    to United Nations told Trend. Hearing of these paragraphs are planned
    to realize at "Preservation of international peace and security"
    meeting at plenary session of Assembly.

    An Armenian representative having a speech on regulation of meeting
    expressed disagreement of his country to include "the Situation in
    occupied territories of Azerbaijan" paragraph in the agenda. However,
    Armenia as the only state not supporting this paragraph showed
    aggressive and nonconstructive policy once again.

    "The observer status of Parliamentary Assembly Turk-speaking countries
    in the General Assembly", suggested by Azerbaijan, and "The observer
    status of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking Countries in
    General Assembly", suggested by Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and
    Turkey also were included in the agenda of the 66th session of the UN
    General Assembly. Hearings of these paragraphs are considered to
    realize under paragraph of "Organizational, administrative and other
    questions" at the Sixth Committee of the Assembly.

    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.

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