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STATE DEPARTMENT: U.S. CALLS FOR PROMOTING NEGOTIATIONS OVER NAGORNO-KARABAKH ISSUE
Trend, Azerbaijan
Nov 19 2013
Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 19
By Elmira Tariverdiyeva - Trend:
The U.S. and Turkey have discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh issue during
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's visit to Washington, U.S.
Secretary of State John Kerry said at a joint press conference today,
the U.S State Department reported.
"We have been trying to work ways that our ambassadors, who are
front and center in this - in these initiatives, are continuing that
process," Kerry added.
According to him, the U.S is urging that process to move forward,
and the country will continue to be engaged in that.
Kerry talked with both President Aliyev and President Sargsyan about
the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.
The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the President of Armenia
Serzh Sargsyan will meet under the OSCE Minsk Group's mediation in
Vienna on Nov.19, OSCE reported earlier.
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.
Trend, Azerbaijan
Nov 19 2013
Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 19
By Elmira Tariverdiyeva - Trend:
The U.S. and Turkey have discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh issue during
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's visit to Washington, U.S.
Secretary of State John Kerry said at a joint press conference today,
the U.S State Department reported.
"We have been trying to work ways that our ambassadors, who are
front and center in this - in these initiatives, are continuing that
process," Kerry added.
According to him, the U.S is urging that process to move forward,
and the country will continue to be engaged in that.
Kerry talked with both President Aliyev and President Sargsyan about
the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.
The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the President of Armenia
Serzh Sargsyan will meet under the OSCE Minsk Group's mediation in
Vienna on Nov.19, OSCE reported earlier.
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.