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ITAR-TASS FIRST DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL: NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT MUST BE RESOLVED IN NEAR FUTURE
Trend
Oct 4 2012
Azerbaijan
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict must be resolved in the near future,
First Deputy Director General of ITAR-TASS Mikhail Gusman said today.
He added that Azerbaijan is achieving the implementation of the
decisions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, which were
adopted by the UN.
It is very important that there is still time to resolve this issue
peacefully, he added.
"First of all, it is necessary to solve the problem of Azerbaijan's
occupied territories," he said. "Azerbaijan has the largest number
of refugees in the world. It is impossible to tolerate this for a
long time."
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
Oct 4 2012
Azerbaijan
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict must be resolved in the near future,
First Deputy Director General of ITAR-TASS Mikhail Gusman said today.
He added that Azerbaijan is achieving the implementation of the
decisions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, which were
adopted by the UN.
It is very important that there is still time to resolve this issue
peacefully, he added.
"First of all, it is necessary to solve the problem of Azerbaijan's
occupied territories," he said. "Azerbaijan has the largest number
of refugees in the world. It is impossible to tolerate this for a
long time."
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.