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UK MINISTRY: NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT VITAL FOR EUROPE
APA
Sept 18 2012
Azerbaijan
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict's settlement is of vital interest for the
region and Europe, British Minister of State for Europe David Lidington
said at a joint press conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian in Yerevan on September 18, Armenia Today reported.
"Great Britain wants the peace process within the OSCE Minsk Group
to restore peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan," he said
Lidington said that the conflict settlement is in the interest of Great
Britain. "The fact that Azerbaijan has significant British commercial
interests means that Great Britain has an obvious interest to promote
peaceful reconciliation and stability in the South Caucasus," he 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 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.
APA
Sept 18 2012
Azerbaijan
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict's settlement is of vital interest for the
region and Europe, British Minister of State for Europe David Lidington
said at a joint press conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian in Yerevan on September 18, Armenia Today reported.
"Great Britain wants the peace process within the OSCE Minsk Group
to restore peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan," he said
Lidington said that the conflict settlement is in the interest of Great
Britain. "The fact that Azerbaijan has significant British commercial
interests means that Great Britain has an obvious interest to promote
peaceful reconciliation and stability in the South Caucasus," he 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 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.