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WASHINGTON COMMITTED TO ASSISTING SIDES TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Nov 14 2014
14 November 2014, 11:52 (GMT+04:00)
The United States, as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, certainly
remains committed to helping both sides in the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, the U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Jen Psaki told
reporters.
She was commenting on a question regarding the Armenian military
helicopter downed by the Azerbaijani armed forces, the US Department
of State said.
"Obviously, we are engaged through diplomatic channels with both sides
about our belief that they need to redouble efforts to get back to
a peaceful negotiation," Psaki said.
She added that retaliation, further violence, escalating tensions
certainly don't help that effort.
Azerbaijani armed forces shot down a MI-24 military helicopter
belonging to the Armenian army and averted the enemy's deliberate
attack on November 12. This was the first major incident in
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone since early August, when an
unprecedented exchange of fire claimed lives on both sides.
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 US are
currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions
on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Nov 14 2014
14 November 2014, 11:52 (GMT+04:00)
The United States, as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, certainly
remains committed to helping both sides in the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, the U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Jen Psaki told
reporters.
She was commenting on a question regarding the Armenian military
helicopter downed by the Azerbaijani armed forces, the US Department
of State said.
"Obviously, we are engaged through diplomatic channels with both sides
about our belief that they need to redouble efforts to get back to
a peaceful negotiation," Psaki said.
She added that retaliation, further violence, escalating tensions
certainly don't help that effort.
Azerbaijani armed forces shot down a MI-24 military helicopter
belonging to the Armenian army and averted the enemy's deliberate
attack on November 12. This was the first major incident in
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone since early August, when an
unprecedented exchange of fire claimed lives on both sides.
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 US are
currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions
on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.