Speaker: Occupation of Azerbaijani lands by Armenia is one of Turkey’s
most disturbing issues
28 December 2012, 16:50 (GMT+04:00)
The continued occupation of Azerbaijani lands by Armenia is one of
Turkey’s most disturbing issues, Turkish Parliamentary Speaker, Cemil
Cicek was quoted today by TRT Haber TV channel as saying.
Turkey is also concerned about the fact that most of the violence in
the world in 2012 as a result of various conflicts was observed in
Muslim countries, Cicek said.
Cicek wished the entire world a happy year and an end to violence.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France and the U.S. are
currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council’s four
resolutions regarding the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
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