ARMENIA REPORTEDLY AGREES TO WITHDRAW FROM FIVE OCCUPIED AZERBAIJANI DISTRICTS
news.az
Nov 26 2009
Azerbaijan
Map of Azerbaijan Turkey’s Hurriyet newspaper has quoted "informed
diplomatic sources" as saying that Armenia has agreed to withdraw from
five of the Azerbaijani districts it occupies around Nagorno-Karabakh.
Progress really was made during the negotiations between the Armenian
and Azerbaijani presidents in Munich, Hurriyet reported on Wednesday
evening.
"Armenia has agreed to withdraw from five occupied districts of
Azerbaijan and to continue negotiations on definition of the status
of Karabakh," "informed diplomatic sources" told Hurriyet.
"Armenia has also agreed to withdraw its troops from the other
two occupied districts – Kelbajar and Lachin – but only after the
definition of the status of the corridor, linking Nagorno Karabakh and
Armenia. The sides also agreed to continue negotiations to conclude
a framework agreement between the parties," the source said.
Kelbajar and Lachin lie between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia.