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June 8 2013
Ambassador: U.S. hopes for meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian
presidents in near future
8 June 2013, 11:37 (GMT+05:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 8 / Trend S. Ahmedova/
The U.S. hopes for the meeting of presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia
on the regulation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in near future, the
U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar told journalists on
Saturday in Baku.
"The U.S. is interested in the resolution of the conflict, what also
was confirmed in a recent statement of the Secretary of State John
Kerry, and continue to actively cooperate with both sides of the
conflict," the ambassador said.
The OSCE Minsk Group again could not bring the presidents of
Azerbaijan and Armenia to the negotiating table to resolve the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
As a diplomatic source from one of the Minsk Group delegations told
ITAR TASS, the next round of talks planned for June 12 in Salzburg
will not take place.
According to the source's predictions, "it will be possible to talk
about such a meeting no earlier than at the end of Summer - beginning
of Autumn".
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.
From: A. Papazian
June 8 2013
Ambassador: U.S. hopes for meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian
presidents in near future
8 June 2013, 11:37 (GMT+05:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 8 / Trend S. Ahmedova/
The U.S. hopes for the meeting of presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia
on the regulation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in near future, the
U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar told journalists on
Saturday in Baku.
"The U.S. is interested in the resolution of the conflict, what also
was confirmed in a recent statement of the Secretary of State John
Kerry, and continue to actively cooperate with both sides of the
conflict," the ambassador said.
The OSCE Minsk Group again could not bring the presidents of
Azerbaijan and Armenia to the negotiating table to resolve the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
As a diplomatic source from one of the Minsk Group delegations told
ITAR TASS, the next round of talks planned for June 12 in Salzburg
will not take place.
According to the source's predictions, "it will be possible to talk
about such a meeting no earlier than at the end of Summer - beginning
of Autumn".
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.
From: A. Papazian