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STATE DEPARTMENT: U.S. CONTINUES TO HELP FIND PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT
Trend
March 2 2012
Azerbaijan
The U.S. continues to help find a lasting, peaceful settlement to the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European
and Eurasian Affairs Philip H. Gordon said at the conference "The
United States and Europe: Meeting Global Challenges".
"We have continued our high-level engagement in the Minsk Group to help
find a lasting, peaceful settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,"
the State Department's website reported.
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
March 2 2012
Azerbaijan
The U.S. continues to help find a lasting, peaceful settlement to the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European
and Eurasian Affairs Philip H. Gordon said at the conference "The
United States and Europe: Meeting Global Challenges".
"We have continued our high-level engagement in the Minsk Group to help
find a lasting, peaceful settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,"
the State Department's website reported.
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