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Cihan News Agency, Turkey
May 2 2014
OSCE head to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh conflict during visit to Azerbaijan
BAKÜ (CIHAN)- The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be the main topic of
the negotiations during OSCE chairman, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier
Burkhalter's visit to Azerbaijan, Swiss ambassador to Azerbaijan
Pascal Obisher told Trend on May 2."During his visit Burkhalter will
meet with the leadership of Azerbaijan, Prime Minister, Foreign
Minister and other officials of the country," he added.The diplomat
said that the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the
prospects of developing the bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and
Switzerland, the events in the region and Ukraine will be discussed
during the visit.Burkhalter will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan
on June 3.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.
May 2 2014
OSCE head to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh conflict during visit to Azerbaijan
BAKÜ (CIHAN)- The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be the main topic of
the negotiations during OSCE chairman, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier
Burkhalter's visit to Azerbaijan, Swiss ambassador to Azerbaijan
Pascal Obisher told Trend on May 2."During his visit Burkhalter will
meet with the leadership of Azerbaijan, Prime Minister, Foreign
Minister and other officials of the country," he added.The diplomat
said that the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the
prospects of developing the bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and
Switzerland, the events in the region and Ukraine will be discussed
during the visit.Burkhalter will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan
on June 3.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.