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ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS BAKU REJECTS PROPOSALS ON KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
YEREVAN, April 8. /ARKA/. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan,
said after talking to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov that
settlement of Karabakh conflict will become possible only after
Azerbaijan's stance on the matter will be brought to conformity with
the international mediators' position.
"I don't think that it is possible to speak about changes in positions
[OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs' positions], and Armenia's position is
in tune with the co-chairs' approach, and when that of Azerbaijan
will be in tune with the international community's approaches,
and the co-chairs are entitled by the international community to
mediatory efforts for settling the conflict [in Nagorno Karabakh],
and then we indeed will get an opportunity to settle this conflict,"
Novosti-Armenia quoted Nalbandyan referring to RIA Novosti.
He said that unfortunately Azerbaijan, remaining stuck to its stance,
keeps rejecting the co-chairs' proposals.
But the conflicting sides have no other option but to negotiate, and
Armenia will continue its efforts to solve the problem by peaceful
means, the minister added.
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Karabakh, mainly populated
by Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan.
On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet
Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority
of the population (99.89%) voted for secession from Azerbaijan.
Afterwards, large-scale military operations began. As a result,
Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven regions
adjacent to it.
Some 30,000 people were killed in this war and about one million
people fled their homes.
On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the
military operations.
Since 1992, talks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group are being held over
peaceful settlement of the conflict. The group is co-chaired by USA,
Russia and France. ---0---
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YEREVAN, April 8. /ARKA/. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan,
said after talking to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov that
settlement of Karabakh conflict will become possible only after
Azerbaijan's stance on the matter will be brought to conformity with
the international mediators' position.
"I don't think that it is possible to speak about changes in positions
[OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs' positions], and Armenia's position is
in tune with the co-chairs' approach, and when that of Azerbaijan
will be in tune with the international community's approaches,
and the co-chairs are entitled by the international community to
mediatory efforts for settling the conflict [in Nagorno Karabakh],
and then we indeed will get an opportunity to settle this conflict,"
Novosti-Armenia quoted Nalbandyan referring to RIA Novosti.
He said that unfortunately Azerbaijan, remaining stuck to its stance,
keeps rejecting the co-chairs' proposals.
But the conflicting sides have no other option but to negotiate, and
Armenia will continue its efforts to solve the problem by peaceful
means, the minister added.
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Karabakh, mainly populated
by Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan.
On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet
Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority
of the population (99.89%) voted for secession from Azerbaijan.
Afterwards, large-scale military operations began. As a result,
Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven regions
adjacent to it.
Some 30,000 people were killed in this war and about one million
people fled their homes.
On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the
military operations.
Since 1992, talks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group are being held over
peaceful settlement of the conflict. The group is co-chaired by USA,
Russia and France. ---0---
http://arka.am/en/news/politics/armenian_foreign_minister_says_baku_rejects_propos als_on_karabakh_conflict_settlement_/#sthash.bG9P5d2x.dpuf