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AZERBAIJANI FM, OSCE MG CO-CHAIRS TO DISCUSS NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT IN LONDON
Trend
April 2 2012
Azerbaijan
An informal meeting of the OSCE foreign ministers will be held in
Dublin in late April, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov
said at a joint press conference with his Lithuanian counterpart
Audronius Azubalis in Baku.
"I will hold another meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs in
London," he said.
Mammadyarov said this year is an election year in the OSCE Minsk
Group co-chair countries and the conflict parties, which can lead to
stagnation in the negotiations over Nagorno-Karabakh.
"But it is necessary to take into account that the negotiation process
should be continued, as there are issues that can not be set aside,"
Mammadyarov said.
He said Baku stands firm on its position, and certain issues in the
negotiation process still remain open, and require coordination mainly
within a great peace agreement.
"Unresolved conflict, unresolved issue of refugees, a lack of relations
between two of three South Caucasus countries cannot positively
influence the development of the region as a whole," 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 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.
From: A. Papazian
Trend
April 2 2012
Azerbaijan
An informal meeting of the OSCE foreign ministers will be held in
Dublin in late April, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov
said at a joint press conference with his Lithuanian counterpart
Audronius Azubalis in Baku.
"I will hold another meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs in
London," he said.
Mammadyarov said this year is an election year in the OSCE Minsk
Group co-chair countries and the conflict parties, which can lead to
stagnation in the negotiations over Nagorno-Karabakh.
"But it is necessary to take into account that the negotiation process
should be continued, as there are issues that can not be set aside,"
Mammadyarov said.
He said Baku stands firm on its position, and certain issues in the
negotiation process still remain open, and require coordination mainly
within a great peace agreement.
"Unresolved conflict, unresolved issue of refugees, a lack of relations
between two of three South Caucasus countries cannot positively
influence the development of the region as a whole," 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 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.
From: A. Papazian