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EU READY TO ASSIST IN KARABAKH SETTLEMENT
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
April 23 2013
23 April 2013, 18:47 (GMT+05:00)
The EU is ready to assist in resolving the Armenian-Azerbaijani
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
"The European Union has repeatedly offered its assistance to the
belligerents, particularly, in the issue of creating trust between
the parties," head of the EU office in Azerbaijan Roland Kobia told
media on Tuesday. "It has presented its proposals and is awaiting a
response from the parties."
The EU is not included in the OSCE Minsk Group, which is directly
involved in the conflict settlement, but the organization is ready
to provide assistance in this issue, Kobia 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 percent 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 the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding
regions.
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
April 23 2013
23 April 2013, 18:47 (GMT+05:00)
The EU is ready to assist in resolving the Armenian-Azerbaijani
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
"The European Union has repeatedly offered its assistance to the
belligerents, particularly, in the issue of creating trust between
the parties," head of the EU office in Azerbaijan Roland Kobia told
media on Tuesday. "It has presented its proposals and is awaiting a
response from the parties."
The EU is not included in the OSCE Minsk Group, which is directly
involved in the conflict settlement, but the organization is ready
to provide assistance in this issue, Kobia 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 percent 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 the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding
regions.