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AZERBAIJANI, ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS TO DISCUSS FORTHCOMING PRESIDENTIAL MEETING
Trend, Azerbaijan
June 10 2013
The Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia are to meet in late
June to discuss preparations for the meeting of the presidents of
the two countries, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov
told reporters.
Mammadyarov said on his return from Washington that he held a meeting
in London with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs on the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict and discussed the date and agenda of the forthcoming meeting
of heads of state.
"The purpose of the presidential meeting is the discussion of the
serious issues of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. I look forward
to meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to
comprehensively discuss the preparation for the presidents' meeting,"
the Minister added.
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.
Trend, Azerbaijan
June 10 2013
The Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia are to meet in late
June to discuss preparations for the meeting of the presidents of
the two countries, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov
told reporters.
Mammadyarov said on his return from Washington that he held a meeting
in London with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs on the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict and discussed the date and agenda of the forthcoming meeting
of heads of state.
"The purpose of the presidential meeting is the discussion of the
serious issues of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. I look forward
to meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to
comprehensively discuss the preparation for the presidents' meeting,"
the Minister added.
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.