ITAR-TASS, Russia
April 5, 2014 Saturday 03:39 AM GMT+4
OSCE Minsk Group prepares meeting of Azerbaijani, Armenian leaders - statement
VIENNA April 5
- Co-chairmen of the Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are preparing a meeting to be held soon
between Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents Ilham Aliyev and Serzh
Sargsyan on the conflict settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh, a
predominantly Armenian ethnic region in Azerbaijan, a joint statement
says.
The statement by co-chairmen from Russia, France and the United States
was issued after Friday's meeting in Moscow with Azerbaijani and
Armenian foreign ministers Elmar Mamedyarov and Edward Nalbandian.
The ministers "discussed the possibility to hold the summit in the
near future, and stressed the importance of achieving progress on
specific issues", the document says.
The statement authors also called on the top diplomats of Azerbaijan
and Armenia to "make serious steps to reduce tensions in the region
and continue the process of peace settlement".
The previous meeting of Aliyev and Sargsyan took place in Vienna in
November 2013.
Nagorno-Karabakh sought independence from Azerbaijan at the end of the
1980s, which resulted in a war between Azerbaijan and Armenia that
claimed the lives of 25,000-30,000 people between 1988 and 1994. Since
then, the territory has been controlled by Armenia.
The OSCE Minsk Group, which comprises Russia, France and the United
States, acts as a mediator in the conflict.
From: Baghdasarian
April 5, 2014 Saturday 03:39 AM GMT+4
OSCE Minsk Group prepares meeting of Azerbaijani, Armenian leaders - statement
VIENNA April 5
- Co-chairmen of the Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are preparing a meeting to be held soon
between Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents Ilham Aliyev and Serzh
Sargsyan on the conflict settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh, a
predominantly Armenian ethnic region in Azerbaijan, a joint statement
says.
The statement by co-chairmen from Russia, France and the United States
was issued after Friday's meeting in Moscow with Azerbaijani and
Armenian foreign ministers Elmar Mamedyarov and Edward Nalbandian.
The ministers "discussed the possibility to hold the summit in the
near future, and stressed the importance of achieving progress on
specific issues", the document says.
The statement authors also called on the top diplomats of Azerbaijan
and Armenia to "make serious steps to reduce tensions in the region
and continue the process of peace settlement".
The previous meeting of Aliyev and Sargsyan took place in Vienna in
November 2013.
Nagorno-Karabakh sought independence from Azerbaijan at the end of the
1980s, which resulted in a war between Azerbaijan and Armenia that
claimed the lives of 25,000-30,000 people between 1988 and 1994. Since
then, the territory has been controlled by Armenia.
The OSCE Minsk Group, which comprises Russia, France and the United
States, acts as a mediator in the conflict.
From: Baghdasarian