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    AZERBAIJANI PARLIAMENTARY OFFICIAL: WITH POLITICAL WILL, U.S. MAY INFLUENCE NAGORNO-KARABAKH SETTLEMENT

    Trend
    June 7 2012
    Azerbaijan

    If the U.S. has the political will, it can seriously influence the
    settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijani parliament
    deputy chairman Bahar Muradova told reporters on Thursday.

    "It is not worth widely touching upon U.S. influence in the settlement
    of conflicts in the world, since this role is obvious. If there
    is political will, the U.S. has the opportunity to influence the
    settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," Muradova said.

    She said the statements made â~@~Kâ~@~Kby Hillary Clinton, inspire
    some optimism, and a new U.S. attitude to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
    gives hope for its settlement.

    "This will be reflected in the ministerial meeting to be held in
    Paris. What is clear is that this problem is beginning to worry
    everyone. Without settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the U.S.

    will not be able to secure its interests in the region," Muradova 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.

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