FOREIGN MINISTRY: BAKU READY TO NEGOTIATE GREAT PEACE AGREEMENT WITH ARMENIA
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Nov 14 2012
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has repeatedly stated that it cannot allow delay of the
conflict and will further adhere to this position, spokesman of the
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Elman Abdullayev said at a briefing on
Wednesday, commenting on recent developments around Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict resolution.
“Baku is ready to negotiate on a great peace agreement with Armenia.
The status quo is unacceptable and the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs
have repeatedly confirmed it,” Abdullayev said.
He recalled that Armenia is committed to the principle of delaying
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and does not display political will to
resolve it.
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 peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council’s four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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