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Armenian foreign minister attracts OSCE Minsk group co-chairs'
attention to Azerbaijan's destructive policy
YEREVAN, July 23. /ARKA/. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan,
who is in Brussels now for a working visit, met OSCE Minsk Group
Co-Chairs Igor Popov (Russia), James Warlick (the United States) and
Pierre Andrieu (France) as well as Andrzej Kasprzyk, Personal
Representative of OSCE CiO, as part of his visit, the press office of
Armenia's foreign ministry reports.
Nalbandyan attracted the co-chairs' attention to the Azerbaijani
leadership's bellicose rhetoric that distorts the essence and content
of the negotiations and that has intensified recently.
He also pointed out the recurring raids on the border with Armenia and
on the contact line with Karabakh taken in a gross violation of the
ceasefire regime.
The Armenian foreign minister stressed that Azerbaijan's provocative
actions escalate tension, contrary to calls of mediator countries'
leaders for peace.
Ignoring the international community's calls that have already become
targeted, he said, Azerbaijan continues pursuing its destructive and
dangerous policy persecuting and jailing those Azerbaijanis who seek
peace and reconciliation.
Nalbandyan said Armenia remained steadfast in its determination to
continue joint efforts with the co-chairs to settle the conflict by
peaceful means.
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Karabakh, mainly populated by
Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan.
On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet
Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority
of the population (99.89%) voted for secession from Azerbaijan.
Afterwards, large-scale military operations began. As a result,
Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven regions
adjacent to it. Some 30,000 people were killed in this war and about
one million people fled their homes.
On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the
military operations.
Since 1992, talks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group are being held over
peaceful settlement of the conflict. The group is co-chaired by USA,
Russia and France..-0---
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attention to Azerbaijan's destructive policy
YEREVAN, July 23. /ARKA/. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan,
who is in Brussels now for a working visit, met OSCE Minsk Group
Co-Chairs Igor Popov (Russia), James Warlick (the United States) and
Pierre Andrieu (France) as well as Andrzej Kasprzyk, Personal
Representative of OSCE CiO, as part of his visit, the press office of
Armenia's foreign ministry reports.
Nalbandyan attracted the co-chairs' attention to the Azerbaijani
leadership's bellicose rhetoric that distorts the essence and content
of the negotiations and that has intensified recently.
He also pointed out the recurring raids on the border with Armenia and
on the contact line with Karabakh taken in a gross violation of the
ceasefire regime.
The Armenian foreign minister stressed that Azerbaijan's provocative
actions escalate tension, contrary to calls of mediator countries'
leaders for peace.
Ignoring the international community's calls that have already become
targeted, he said, Azerbaijan continues pursuing its destructive and
dangerous policy persecuting and jailing those Azerbaijanis who seek
peace and reconciliation.
Nalbandyan said Armenia remained steadfast in its determination to
continue joint efforts with the co-chairs to settle the conflict by
peaceful means.
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Karabakh, mainly populated by
Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan.
On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet
Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority
of the population (99.89%) voted for secession from Azerbaijan.
Afterwards, large-scale military operations began. As a result,
Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven regions
adjacent to it. Some 30,000 people were killed in this war and about
one million people fled their homes.
On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the
military operations.
Since 1992, talks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group are being held over
peaceful settlement of the conflict. The group is co-chaired by USA,
Russia and France..-0---
- See more at: http://arka.am/en/news/politics/armenian_foreign_minister_attracts_osce_minsk_grou p_co_chairs_attention_to_azerbaijan_s_destructive_/#sthash.41JVScHs.dpuf