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OSCE MINSK GROUP AGREES TO RESUME AZERBAIJANI-ARMENIAN HIGH LEVEL CONTACTS
Trend, Azerbaijan
April 30 2014
By Elmira Tariverdiyeva - Trend:
OSCE Minsk Group reached an agreement in principle to resume the
Azerbaijani-Armenian high level contacts, according to a report from
the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The report included the results of Russian Foreign Ministry's
activities and their main directions in 2013 as well as the medium-term
goals.
"We worked closely with other countries co-chairing the OSCE
Minsk Group (France and the U.S.) as part of the Nagorno-Karabakh
settlement process. An agreement in principle was reached to resume
the Azerbaijani - Armenian contacts at the highest level thanks to
the joint efforts," according to the message.
The ministry also said that the Russian Federation will continue its
active role in political and diplomatic settlement of conflicts in
the CIS, in particular it will contribute to the settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in cooperation with other states co-chairing
the OSCE Minsk Group.
"The priority in the ministry's work in the Transcaucasia, will
be promoting security and stability in the region," according to
the report.
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.
Trend, Azerbaijan
April 30 2014
By Elmira Tariverdiyeva - Trend:
OSCE Minsk Group reached an agreement in principle to resume the
Azerbaijani-Armenian high level contacts, according to a report from
the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The report included the results of Russian Foreign Ministry's
activities and their main directions in 2013 as well as the medium-term
goals.
"We worked closely with other countries co-chairing the OSCE
Minsk Group (France and the U.S.) as part of the Nagorno-Karabakh
settlement process. An agreement in principle was reached to resume
the Azerbaijani - Armenian contacts at the highest level thanks to
the joint efforts," according to the message.
The ministry also said that the Russian Federation will continue its
active role in political and diplomatic settlement of conflicts in
the CIS, in particular it will contribute to the settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in cooperation with other states co-chairing
the OSCE Minsk Group.
"The priority in the ministry's work in the Transcaucasia, will
be promoting security and stability in the region," according to
the report.
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.