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March 7 2012
EU seeks more active role in resolving Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
7 March 2012, 15:24 (GMT+04:00) Azerbaijan, Baku, March 7 / Trend E.
Tariverdiyeva /
Special attention was not paid to the Nagorno-Karabakh issue at a
meeting between the Foreign Ministers of the Visegrad Four (Poland,
the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary) and the member-countries of
the EU program in Prague. However, the issue of unresolved conflicts
was discussed, European Commissioner for Enlargement and European
Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Fule said in an interview with radio
station Azatutyun.
"We have generally discussed the issue that the European Union claims
to play a more active role in resolving such conflicts as
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," the Commissioner said. "First and
foremost, of course, this is the promotion of the Eastern Partnership
program. It includes the countries involved in the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict. In this respect, it gives an opportunity to find new ways to
enhance cooperation between the two countries and open new doors."
He said the EU must take steps to strengthen the confidence.
"We have clearly stated that we are ready to become part of a
comprehensive and full solution, whatever it was, of course, on the
basis of the parties' consent," Fule 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.
From: Baghdasarian
March 7 2012
EU seeks more active role in resolving Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
7 March 2012, 15:24 (GMT+04:00) Azerbaijan, Baku, March 7 / Trend E.
Tariverdiyeva /
Special attention was not paid to the Nagorno-Karabakh issue at a
meeting between the Foreign Ministers of the Visegrad Four (Poland,
the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary) and the member-countries of
the EU program in Prague. However, the issue of unresolved conflicts
was discussed, European Commissioner for Enlargement and European
Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Fule said in an interview with radio
station Azatutyun.
"We have generally discussed the issue that the European Union claims
to play a more active role in resolving such conflicts as
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," the Commissioner said. "First and
foremost, of course, this is the promotion of the Eastern Partnership
program. It includes the countries involved in the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict. In this respect, it gives an opportunity to find new ways to
enhance cooperation between the two countries and open new doors."
He said the EU must take steps to strengthen the confidence.
"We have clearly stated that we are ready to become part of a
comprehensive and full solution, whatever it was, of course, on the
basis of the parties' consent," Fule 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.
From: Baghdasarian