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June 7 2013
Lithuania to try stimulating Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement
7 June 2013, 19:27 (GMT+05:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 7 / Trend, S. Agayeva /
Lithuania has always advocated and is advocating now for the EU to
take a more serious and more significant role in the conflict
settlement, including the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Lithuanian
ambassador to the Eastern Partnership Vaidotas Verba told the media in
Baku.
"The EU must not remain indifferent to the situation in neighboring
regions," he said. "As co-chairmen of the EU, we will do everything we
need to. We will stimulate this issue and take all steps that may lead
to the conflict's settlement."
He added that the declaration may be adopted within the Eastern
Partnership summit in Vilnius in November, which will reflect a
position on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"If such a declaration is adopted, it will be because of Lithuania," he 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 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 comprising 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.
June 7 2013
Lithuania to try stimulating Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement
7 June 2013, 19:27 (GMT+05:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 7 / Trend, S. Agayeva /
Lithuania has always advocated and is advocating now for the EU to
take a more serious and more significant role in the conflict
settlement, including the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Lithuanian
ambassador to the Eastern Partnership Vaidotas Verba told the media in
Baku.
"The EU must not remain indifferent to the situation in neighboring
regions," he said. "As co-chairmen of the EU, we will do everything we
need to. We will stimulate this issue and take all steps that may lead
to the conflict's settlement."
He added that the declaration may be adopted within the Eastern
Partnership summit in Vilnius in November, which will reflect a
position on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"If such a declaration is adopted, it will be because of Lithuania," he 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 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 comprising 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.