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ERDOGAN: OCCUPATION OF AZERBAIJANI TERRITORIES MUST BE STOPPED
Trend
Sept 22 2011
Azerbaijan
Illegal occupation of Azerbaijani territories lasting for years must
be stopped, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday,
speaking at the UN General Assembly, Haber7 news portal reported.
"It is unacceptable that the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh remains
unresolved," 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 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
Sept 22 2011
Azerbaijan
Illegal occupation of Azerbaijani territories lasting for years must
be stopped, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday,
speaking at the UN General Assembly, Haber7 news portal reported.
"It is unacceptable that the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh remains
unresolved," 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 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.