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  • BAKU: EU Praises Continuation Of Talks On Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict:

    EU PRAISES CONTINUATION OF TALKS ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT: SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE

    Trend News Agency
    Aug 1 2008
    Azerbaijan

    Azerbaijan, Baku, 1 August /Trend News corr. I.Alizade/ The European
    Union positively estimate continuation of negotiations between
    Azerbaijan and Armenia on settling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
    and support them. "We are glad to see the negotiations going on
    after a break," EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus
    Peter Semneby said at a press conference on 1 August dedicated to
    the results of his visit to Azerbaijan.

    The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began in
    1988 due to Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan
    lost the Nagorno-Karabakh, except of Shusha and Khojali, in December
    1991. In 1992-93, Armenian Armed Forces occupied Shusha, Khojali and
    Nagorno-Karabakh's seven surrounding regions. In 1994, Azerbaijan
    and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement at which time the active
    hostilities ended. The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Russia,
    France, and the U.S.) are currently holding peaceful, but fruitless
    negotiations.

    For peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in 1992
    about 10 OSCE countries established Minsk Group. Since 1997, Minks
    Group includes co-chairmen from three countries - USA, Russia, France.

    Semneby said he supports operation of the OSCE Minsk Group.

    Special Representative said the sides try to achieve an agreement
    enabling continuation of negotiations and relevant steps. "Possibly,
    the agreement will not settle the conflict completely but will enable
    a step forward," said Semneby.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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