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AzerNews, Azerbaijan
May 27 2014
Ankara urges Moscow to assist in settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
27 May 2014, 17:06 (GMT+05:00)
By Jamila Babayeva
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called on Russia to assist in
the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"The frozen conflicts pose threat for the countries in the region. We
hope that Russia will assist in the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, and at the same time will spare no effort to resolve other
frozen conflicts in the region," Davutoglu said at a joint briefing
with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow.
He went on to add that Turkey supports the resolution of frozen
conflicts in the region.
"The events in Ukraine show the importance of a speedy settlement of
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," Davutoglu said. "A favorable situation
is created for the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. We
must take concrete steps to resolve this conflict."
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict emerged in 1988 when Armenia made
territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Since a lengthy war in the
early 1990s that displaced over one million Azerbaijanis, Armenian
armed forces have occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's
internationally recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and
seven adjacent regions.
The UN Security Council's four resolutions on Armenian withdrawal have
not been enforced to this day.
Peace talks, mediated by Russia, France and the U.S. through the OSCE
Minsk Group, are underway on the basis of a peace outline proposed by
the Minsk Group co-chairs and dubbed the Madrid Principles. The
negotiations have been largely fruitless so far.
From: A. Papazian
May 27 2014
Ankara urges Moscow to assist in settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
27 May 2014, 17:06 (GMT+05:00)
By Jamila Babayeva
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called on Russia to assist in
the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"The frozen conflicts pose threat for the countries in the region. We
hope that Russia will assist in the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, and at the same time will spare no effort to resolve other
frozen conflicts in the region," Davutoglu said at a joint briefing
with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow.
He went on to add that Turkey supports the resolution of frozen
conflicts in the region.
"The events in Ukraine show the importance of a speedy settlement of
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," Davutoglu said. "A favorable situation
is created for the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. We
must take concrete steps to resolve this conflict."
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict emerged in 1988 when Armenia made
territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Since a lengthy war in the
early 1990s that displaced over one million Azerbaijanis, Armenian
armed forces have occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's
internationally recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and
seven adjacent regions.
The UN Security Council's four resolutions on Armenian withdrawal have
not been enforced to this day.
Peace talks, mediated by Russia, France and the U.S. through the OSCE
Minsk Group, are underway on the basis of a peace outline proposed by
the Minsk Group co-chairs and dubbed the Madrid Principles. The
negotiations have been largely fruitless so far.
From: A. Papazian