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OSCE: AZERBAIJAN, ARMENIA TO CONTINUE WORK ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
Trend
June 18 2012
Azerbaijan
Foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia Elmar Mammadyarov and
Edward Nalbandian discussed in Paris settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, the OSCE statement said.
The meeting was attended by the co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
(Robert Bradtke of the United States of America, Igor Popov of Russia,
and Jacques Faure of France) and the personal representative of the
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Andrzej Kasprzyk.
The Foreign Ministers expressed their determination to continue
working with the Co-Chairs to reach a peaceful settlement, and their
readiness to carry out confidence-building measures that could improve
the atmosphere for negotiations, the statement said.
The Co-Chairs discussed with the Ministers the way forward on
resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as further work on
development of humanitarian contacts and the creation of a mechanism
to investigate ceasefire violations, and preservation of sites of
historic and cultural value, the statement said.
The Co-Chairs also reiterated deep concern over recent incidents
along the front lines and stressed the need to respect the 1994
ceasefire agreement.
The meeting took place in a positive, constructive atmosphere, the
statement said.
As a next step, the Co-Chairs will visit the region in the coming
weeks.
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
June 18 2012
Azerbaijan
Foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia Elmar Mammadyarov and
Edward Nalbandian discussed in Paris settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, the OSCE statement said.
The meeting was attended by the co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
(Robert Bradtke of the United States of America, Igor Popov of Russia,
and Jacques Faure of France) and the personal representative of the
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Andrzej Kasprzyk.
The Foreign Ministers expressed their determination to continue
working with the Co-Chairs to reach a peaceful settlement, and their
readiness to carry out confidence-building measures that could improve
the atmosphere for negotiations, the statement said.
The Co-Chairs discussed with the Ministers the way forward on
resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as further work on
development of humanitarian contacts and the creation of a mechanism
to investigate ceasefire violations, and preservation of sites of
historic and cultural value, the statement said.
The Co-Chairs also reiterated deep concern over recent incidents
along the front lines and stressed the need to respect the 1994
ceasefire agreement.
The meeting took place in a positive, constructive atmosphere, the
statement said.
As a next step, the Co-Chairs will visit the region in the coming
weeks.
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.