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    GEORGIAN PRESIDENT: NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT IS PAIN OF CAUCASUS

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    Nov 30 2011
    Azerbaijan

    The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is the pain of the Caucasus, said
    the Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, speaking at the
    Georgian-Armenian business forum.

    President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan also participated in the forum.

    "The most painful issue for us is the conflict that exists between
    Armenia and Azerbaijan. It is a pain of Georgia as it is the pain of
    Caucasus," Saakashvili said.

    According to Saakashvili, the Caucasus should be integrated, because
    it is the only way for the development of the region.

    "I believe that the economy of the Caucasus in the future should be
    integrated," Saakashvili said.

    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.

    Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
    resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
    surrounding regions.

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