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U.S. AMBASSADOR: NO RESOLUTION TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT FRUSTRATING AND PAINFUL
Trend, Azerbaijan
May 22 2014
Baku, Azerbaijan, May 22
By Sabina Ahmadova - Trend:
The U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar has today
commented on an Armenian reconnaissance-sabotage group's attempt to
attack one of Azerbaijani army posts in the Fuzuli District during
the night of May 21-22.
"I know this is extremely frustrating, that 20 years have gone by
since the ceasefire and still there is no resolution to the conflict,"
Ambassador Morningstar said.
He stressed that any casualty on the line of contact is a tragedy.
"Whenever I hear these terrible stories, it reinforces in my mind
how important it is once and for all to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict," Ambassador Morningstar said.
"I know this is painful to all Azerbaijanis," the diplomat said. "We
have to continue to make every effort to seek resolution."
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
May 22 2014
Baku, Azerbaijan, May 22
By Sabina Ahmadova - Trend:
The U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar has today
commented on an Armenian reconnaissance-sabotage group's attempt to
attack one of Azerbaijani army posts in the Fuzuli District during
the night of May 21-22.
"I know this is extremely frustrating, that 20 years have gone by
since the ceasefire and still there is no resolution to the conflict,"
Ambassador Morningstar said.
He stressed that any casualty on the line of contact is a tragedy.
"Whenever I hear these terrible stories, it reinforces in my mind
how important it is once and for all to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict," Ambassador Morningstar said.
"I know this is painful to all Azerbaijanis," the diplomat said. "We
have to continue to make every effort to seek resolution."
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.