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EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ON SOUTH CAUCASUS TO DISCUSS NAGORNO-KARABAKH IN BAKU
Trend, Azerbaijan
July 19 2013
Azerbaijan, Baku, July 18 / Trend /
The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus will discuss
the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the development
of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the EU in Baku.
EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Philippe Lefort's
visit to Baku is scheduled for next week, the EU Baku office told
Trend today.
Lefort is currently on a visit to Yerevan, where he discussed the
conflict's settlement with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian,
the Armenian media reported.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. The 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
July 19 2013
Azerbaijan, Baku, July 18 / Trend /
The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus will discuss
the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the development
of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the EU in Baku.
EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Philippe Lefort's
visit to Baku is scheduled for next week, the EU Baku office told
Trend today.
Lefort is currently on a visit to Yerevan, where he discussed the
conflict's settlement with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian,
the Armenian media reported.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. The 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.