TURKISH FM INVITED TO ARMENIA
Trend, Azerbaijan
Nov 20 2013
Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 20
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
The Armenian side has invited Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
to a meeting of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Council, to be held
in Yerevan on December 12, Turkish TV channel Haber7 reported today.
According to the information, the final decision about Davutoglu's
participation at the meeting will be made following the one with
Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents in Vienna.
Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan
held a meeting in Vienna on November 19. The issues related to the
settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict were
discussed at the meeting.
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 20 2013
Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 20
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
The Armenian side has invited Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
to a meeting of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Council, to be held
in Yerevan on December 12, Turkish TV channel Haber7 reported today.
According to the information, the final decision about Davutoglu's
participation at the meeting will be made following the one with
Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents in Vienna.
Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan
held a meeting in Vienna on November 19. The issues related to the
settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict were
discussed at the meeting.
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.