TURKEY STANDS FOR REGIONAL PEACE
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
April 17 2013
17 April 2013, 16:51 (GMT+05:00)
Turkey wants the reestablishment of peace in the South Caucasus,
Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu said during a meeting with
his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, TRT Haber TV channel reported
on Wednesday.
The ministers mulled Nagorno-Karabakh conflict during the meeting.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding
regions of Azerbaijan.
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 peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council’s four
resolutions on the liberation of the occupied territories.
From: Baghdasarian
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