FM: BELARUS STANDS FOR POLITICAL SETTLEMENT OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT

AzerNews, Azerbaijan
June 11 2013

11 JUNE 2013, 16:52 (GMT+05:00)

Belarus stands for the political settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, Foreign Minister Vladimir Makey told media in Baku on
June 11.

“We want a mutually acceptable political solution to be found
within the OSCE Minsk Group’s work,” he said. “We support all the
consultations that are now being conducted with the participation of
the third countries, but we are fundamentally in favour of a political
solution to the issue.”

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 comprising 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 Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding
regions.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress