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PM: TURKEY TO CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS IN CAUCASUS PEACEFULLY
Trend
Nov 19 2012
Azerbaijan
Turkey will continue its efforts to resolve the conflicts in the
Caucasus through peaceful dialogue and cooperation in the future,
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said when speaking at
the opening of the Eurasian Islamic Council, TRT Haber reported.
He noted that Turkey proposed an initiative called a Stability and
Cooperation Platform in the Caucasus to resolve conflicts peacefully.
The country intends to further develop the initiative, Erdogan added.
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 surrounding
regions.
Trend
Nov 19 2012
Azerbaijan
Turkey will continue its efforts to resolve the conflicts in the
Caucasus through peaceful dialogue and cooperation in the future,
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said when speaking at
the opening of the Eurasian Islamic Council, TRT Haber reported.
He noted that Turkey proposed an initiative called a Stability and
Cooperation Platform in the Caucasus to resolve conflicts peacefully.
The country intends to further develop the initiative, Erdogan added.
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 surrounding
regions.