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NATO SEEKS SPEEDY RESOLUTION OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Sept 13 2013
13 September 2013, 18:48 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
NATO wants the soonest resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and
Central Asia James Appathurai told Trend news agency on September 13.
"The resolution of the conflict is very important, but it is possible
only through the political methods," Appathurai said. "Therefore,
NATO supports the efforts of OSCE Minsk Group."
Speaking about the possible role of NATO in solution of
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Appathurai said it is too early to talk
about the role of any organization or a country in the resolution
of the conflict while the two parties have not agreed upon the main
principles on the settlement of the conflict.
"It is clear that the term of "frozen conflict" doesn't reflect
the reality well. Both parties often report about the violation
of ceasefire regime. There are serious loses among military and
civilians," he said.
The situation on the contact line of Armenian and Azerbaijani armed
forces remains tense due to frequent ceasefire violations by the
Armenian troops.
A precarious ceasefire, reached after a lengthy war that displaced
over a million Azerbaijanis, has been in place between the two South
Caucasus countries since 1994. Since the hostilities, Armenian armed
forces have occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally
recognized territory, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven
surrounding districts.
The UN Security Council has adopted four resolutions on Armenia's
withdrawal from the Azerbaijani territory, but they have not been
enforced to this day.
http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/59485.html
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Sept 13 2013
13 September 2013, 18:48 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
NATO wants the soonest resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and
Central Asia James Appathurai told Trend news agency on September 13.
"The resolution of the conflict is very important, but it is possible
only through the political methods," Appathurai said. "Therefore,
NATO supports the efforts of OSCE Minsk Group."
Speaking about the possible role of NATO in solution of
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Appathurai said it is too early to talk
about the role of any organization or a country in the resolution
of the conflict while the two parties have not agreed upon the main
principles on the settlement of the conflict.
"It is clear that the term of "frozen conflict" doesn't reflect
the reality well. Both parties often report about the violation
of ceasefire regime. There are serious loses among military and
civilians," he said.
The situation on the contact line of Armenian and Azerbaijani armed
forces remains tense due to frequent ceasefire violations by the
Armenian troops.
A precarious ceasefire, reached after a lengthy war that displaced
over a million Azerbaijanis, has been in place between the two South
Caucasus countries since 1994. Since the hostilities, Armenian armed
forces have occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally
recognized territory, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven
surrounding districts.
The UN Security Council has adopted four resolutions on Armenia's
withdrawal from the Azerbaijani territory, but they have not been
enforced to this day.
http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/59485.html