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NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT PARTIES AGREE ON NEED FOR PRESIDENTS' MEETING
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
June 5 2013
The parties to the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
agree on the need to hold a meeting at the highest level, the office
of the US co-chair of the mediating OSCE Minsk Group, Ian Kelly,
told Trend news agency on June 5.
"The sides agree on the need for a meeting at the highest level,
and the co-chairs will continue working with the foreign ministers
to prepare for such a meeting," he said.
Earlier, during their recent visit to the region the OSCE Minsk
Group co-chairs stressed the need for a meeting of the Azerbaijani
and Armenian presidents.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding
regions of Azerbaijan.
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 occupied territories.
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
June 5 2013
The parties to the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
agree on the need to hold a meeting at the highest level, the office
of the US co-chair of the mediating OSCE Minsk Group, Ian Kelly,
told Trend news agency on June 5.
"The sides agree on the need for a meeting at the highest level,
and the co-chairs will continue working with the foreign ministers
to prepare for such a meeting," he said.
Earlier, during their recent visit to the region the OSCE Minsk
Group co-chairs stressed the need for a meeting of the Azerbaijani
and Armenian presidents.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding
regions of Azerbaijan.
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 occupied territories.