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IRANIAN MINISTRY: SO-CALLED "ELECTIONS" IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH NEGATIVELY IMPACT ON CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
Trend
July 24 2012
Azerbaijan
The so-called "elections" in Nagorno-Karabakh have a negative
impact on the peace process of resolving the Armenian-Azerbaijani
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry
Ramin Mehmanparast said at a briefing today, IRINN TV channel reported.
He said that these actions have a negative impact on the negotiation
process till the sides of the conflict come to an agreement to resolve
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The so-called "presidential elections" took place in the occupied
Nagorno-Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan on July 19,
2012. No world country recognizes Nagorno-Karabakh as independent
and sovereign state.
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.
Trend
July 24 2012
Azerbaijan
The so-called "elections" in Nagorno-Karabakh have a negative
impact on the peace process of resolving the Armenian-Azerbaijani
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry
Ramin Mehmanparast said at a briefing today, IRINN TV channel reported.
He said that these actions have a negative impact on the negotiation
process till the sides of the conflict come to an agreement to resolve
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The so-called "presidential elections" took place in the occupied
Nagorno-Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan on July 19,
2012. No world country recognizes Nagorno-Karabakh as independent
and sovereign state.
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.