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TALKS HELD IN BAKU ON MILITARY AND POLITICAL SITUATION IN SOUTH CAUCASUS
Journal of Turkish Weekly
April 15 2013
Azerbaijani Defence Minister Safar Abiyev and Special Envoy of OSCE,
Chairperson-in-Office Andrew Deshitsa discussed the military and
political situation of the South Caucasus in Baku, the Azerbaijani
Defence Ministry said.
The Armenian-Azerbaijani, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was also discussed
at the meeting.
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.
15 April 2013
Journal of Turkish Weekly
April 15 2013
Azerbaijani Defence Minister Safar Abiyev and Special Envoy of OSCE,
Chairperson-in-Office Andrew Deshitsa discussed the military and
political situation of the South Caucasus in Baku, the Azerbaijani
Defence Ministry said.
The Armenian-Azerbaijani, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was also discussed
at the meeting.
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.
15 April 2013