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  • BAKU: Russia Supports OSCE's Nagorno-Karabakh Negotiations: Russian

    RUSSIA SUPPORTS OSCE'S NAGORNO-KARABAKH NEGOTIATIONS: RUSSIAN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO UN

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    March 30 2009
    Azerbaijan

    Russia supports the OSCE's Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations, Russian
    Permanent Representative to the UN Vitaliy Churkin said.

    "We support the OSCE negotiation process," Churkin told Trend News
    on March 30.

    The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
    when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed
    forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including
    the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 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.

    "There is a definite format for the negotiations. We believe the only
    means to reach an agreement is to act vigorously according to this
    format," Churkin said.

    Russia supports resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, he added.
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