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JAMES APPATHURAI: NATO WANTS TO SEE IMPROVEMENT OF RELATIONS BETWEEN ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN
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Nov 5 2012
Azerbaijan
NATO wants to see the improvement of relations between Armenia and
Azerbaijan, NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the
Caucasus and Central Asia, James Appathurai said in an interview with
journalists on November 5, news.am reported.
"Recently, the Secretary-General visited the region. He has visited
all three countries in the region and was concerned about the tone
of the controversy between the two countries," James Appathurai said.
"When it comes to security, it is very important for both countries
to return to the right path. Recently a meeting of foreign ministers
took place in Paris and that is a good sign. However the meeting is
not progress, but only a step on the way. As for NATO, we want to see
an improvement in relations," the representative of the Alliance 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 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
Nov 5 2012
Azerbaijan
NATO wants to see the improvement of relations between Armenia and
Azerbaijan, NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the
Caucasus and Central Asia, James Appathurai said in an interview with
journalists on November 5, news.am reported.
"Recently, the Secretary-General visited the region. He has visited
all three countries in the region and was concerned about the tone
of the controversy between the two countries," James Appathurai said.
"When it comes to security, it is very important for both countries
to return to the right path. Recently a meeting of foreign ministers
took place in Paris and that is a good sign. However the meeting is
not progress, but only a step on the way. As for NATO, we want to see
an improvement in relations," the representative of the Alliance 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 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.