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OSCE MG CHANGES ITS STATEMENT ON DOWNED ARMENIAN HELICOPTER
Trend, Azerbaijan
Nov 21 2014
21 November 2014, 18:22 (GMT+04:00)
OSCE Minsk Group has changed its statement on the Armenian military
helicopter shot down over the occupied Azerbaijani territories.
In its statement, OSCE Minsk Group has changed the name of the
territory where the wreckage of the helicopter lies, from "neutral"
to "no man's" land.
Previously, Azerbaijani officials expressed protest against this
fact saying that using the "neutral territory" expression by the OSCE
Minsk Group co-chairs in their statement is unacceptable.
An Armenian Mi-24 military helicopter flying 1,700 meters northeast
of the Kengerli village of Azerbaijan's Aghdam district attacked the
Azerbaijani army positions on Nov. 12. The helicopter was shot down
by the Azerbaijani side.
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 the UN Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Trend, Azerbaijan
Nov 21 2014
21 November 2014, 18:22 (GMT+04:00)
OSCE Minsk Group has changed its statement on the Armenian military
helicopter shot down over the occupied Azerbaijani territories.
In its statement, OSCE Minsk Group has changed the name of the
territory where the wreckage of the helicopter lies, from "neutral"
to "no man's" land.
Previously, Azerbaijani officials expressed protest against this
fact saying that using the "neutral territory" expression by the OSCE
Minsk Group co-chairs in their statement is unacceptable.
An Armenian Mi-24 military helicopter flying 1,700 meters northeast
of the Kengerli village of Azerbaijan's Aghdam district attacked the
Azerbaijani army positions on Nov. 12. The helicopter was shot down
by the Azerbaijani side.
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 the UN Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.