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STATE DEPARTMENT: U.S. REMAINS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO ASSISTING SIDES IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT RESOLUTION
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March 15 2012
Azerbaijan
As a Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, the United States remains
firmly committed to assisting the sides in the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict reach a lasting and peaceful settlement, the U.S. State
Department reported on its website.
"There is no military solution to this conflict. We urge the sides
to prepare their populations for peace, not war, and to refrain from
any provocative rhetoric or actions on the ground," the U.S. State
Department 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 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 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 the 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
http://en.trend.az/news/karabakh/2003718.html
March 15 2012
Azerbaijan
As a Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, the United States remains
firmly committed to assisting the sides in the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict reach a lasting and peaceful settlement, the U.S. State
Department reported on its website.
"There is no military solution to this conflict. We urge the sides
to prepare their populations for peace, not war, and to refrain from
any provocative rhetoric or actions on the ground," the U.S. State
Department 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 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 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 the 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.