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    Trend, Azerbaijan
    June 14 2014

    European Commission: status quo in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict can't last long

    Baku, Azerbaijan, June 14
    By Elchin Mehdiyev - Trend:


    The status quo in the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
    can't last long; the international community should make every effort
    to resolve this conflict in accordance with the international
    principles, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on
    June 14.

    He made the remarks while delivering a lecture on 'European
    Union-Azerbaijan: new opportunities and challenges' at Azerbaijan's
    ADA university.

    Barroso underscored that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a painful
    issue for Azerbaijan, adding that although some 20 years have passed
    since signing the ceasefire agreement, the sides haven't reached peace
    so far.

    He went on to add that the EU wishes reconciliation between the
    conflicting sides and supports the activity of the OSCE Minsk Group
    with this regard.

    European Commission president pointed out that the EU respects
    Azerbaijan's sovereign right.

    Barroso underscored that it is not right to accuse the EU of not
    helping to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, adding that this
    conflict was created not by the EU, but by other forces.

    The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
    when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result
    of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent
    of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven
    surrounding districts.

    The two countries 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.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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