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U.S STATE DEPARTMENT: RESOLUTION OF PROTRACTED CONFLICTS SHOULD REMAIN HIGH ON OSCE'S AGENDA
Trend, Azerbaijan
Dec 13 2013
By Elmira Tariverdiyeva - Trend:
Concrete and tangible steps in the resolution of protracted conflicts
should remain high on the OSCE's agenda. The Organization should
continue to play a role in addressing the protracted conflicts in
the OSCE space, the U.S State Department said today.
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met in Kyiv to
continue dialogue on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; their joint
statement with the U.S., Russian, and French heads of delegation,
which was endorsed by the OSCE Ministerial Council, is an encouraging
sign of our shared commitment to making progress toward a peaceful
settlement, according to the statement.
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, Azerbaijan
Dec 13 2013
By Elmira Tariverdiyeva - Trend:
Concrete and tangible steps in the resolution of protracted conflicts
should remain high on the OSCE's agenda. The Organization should
continue to play a role in addressing the protracted conflicts in
the OSCE space, the U.S State Department said today.
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met in Kyiv to
continue dialogue on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; their joint
statement with the U.S., Russian, and French heads of delegation,
which was endorsed by the OSCE Ministerial Council, is an encouraging
sign of our shared commitment to making progress toward a peaceful
settlement, according to the statement.
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.