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FM: RUSSIA TO MEDIATE IN ESTABLISHING HUMANITARIAN TIES BETWEEN BAKU AND YEREVAN
Trend
Jan 23 2012
Azerbaijan
23 January 2012, 16:36 (GMT+04:00) The Azerbaijani and Armenian
presidents appealed to Russia to mediate in establishing the
humanitarian ties between the two countries, Russian Foreign Minister
Sergei Lavrov said today, RIA Novosti reported.
"Baku and Yerevan appealed for Russia to be the initiator of these
contacts," Lavrov said. "Of course, President Medvedev agreed.
He added that Russia has always stood for this kind of humanitarian
ties and is ready to fulfill the mediator's role for this purpose.
Commenting on the results of the trilateral meeting held between
presidents Medvedev, Aliyev and Sargsyan in Sochi, Lavrov said that
three presidents expressed their confidence in the need to establish
direct humanitarian, cultural, educational and other contacts between
people.
Russian Foreign Minister said that the leaders of the three countries
agree that these contacts are important to restore and strengthen the
trust between Azerbaijan and Armenia and to create the most favorable
atmosphere to make the political decisions.
Lavrov said that the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents expect to get
the mediators' proposals on the implementation of specific procedures
to investigate the incidents along the ceasefire line.
Lavrov recalled that Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents Ilham Aliyev
and Serzh Sargsyan expressed interest in establishing a mechanism
of investigating the incidents along the cease-fire line during a
similar meeting in Sochi in March last year.
"The OSCE Minsk Group prepared a report which describes the mechanism
of investigating the incidents," he said. "It has been submitted to
the presidents today."
He said that the leaders instructed to continue this work, based on
the fact that it is necessary to prescribe the specific procedures
to investigate these incidents.
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 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
Jan 23 2012
Azerbaijan
23 January 2012, 16:36 (GMT+04:00) The Azerbaijani and Armenian
presidents appealed to Russia to mediate in establishing the
humanitarian ties between the two countries, Russian Foreign Minister
Sergei Lavrov said today, RIA Novosti reported.
"Baku and Yerevan appealed for Russia to be the initiator of these
contacts," Lavrov said. "Of course, President Medvedev agreed.
He added that Russia has always stood for this kind of humanitarian
ties and is ready to fulfill the mediator's role for this purpose.
Commenting on the results of the trilateral meeting held between
presidents Medvedev, Aliyev and Sargsyan in Sochi, Lavrov said that
three presidents expressed their confidence in the need to establish
direct humanitarian, cultural, educational and other contacts between
people.
Russian Foreign Minister said that the leaders of the three countries
agree that these contacts are important to restore and strengthen the
trust between Azerbaijan and Armenia and to create the most favorable
atmosphere to make the political decisions.
Lavrov said that the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents expect to get
the mediators' proposals on the implementation of specific procedures
to investigate the incidents along the ceasefire line.
Lavrov recalled that Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents Ilham Aliyev
and Serzh Sargsyan expressed interest in establishing a mechanism
of investigating the incidents along the cease-fire line during a
similar meeting in Sochi in March last year.
"The OSCE Minsk Group prepared a report which describes the mechanism
of investigating the incidents," he said. "It has been submitted to
the presidents today."
He said that the leaders instructed to continue this work, based on
the fact that it is necessary to prescribe the specific procedures
to investigate these incidents.
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 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.