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SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE: AZERBAIJAN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT COUNTRY FOR EU
Trend
Nov 27 2012
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan is extremely important country for the EU in all respects
and the organization tries to use its best to develop relations,
EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Philippe Lefort
told journalists on Tuesday.
"The aim of the visit is to discuss pending issues between Azerbaijan
and EU, and to discuss the support of the EU to the resolution of
the conflict," he said.
He said the EU supports the OSCE Minsk Group's efforts on the
resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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.
Trend
Nov 27 2012
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan is extremely important country for the EU in all respects
and the organization tries to use its best to develop relations,
EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Philippe Lefort
told journalists on Tuesday.
"The aim of the visit is to discuss pending issues between Azerbaijan
and EU, and to discuss the support of the EU to the resolution of
the conflict," he said.
He said the EU supports the OSCE Minsk Group's efforts on the
resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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.