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ARMENIA AND USA SUPPORT ONLY PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH CONFLICT: ARMENIAN FM
YEREVAN, June 5. /ARKA/. Armenia and the United States advocate solely
peaceful settlement to Karabakh conflict, Armenian foreign minister
Edward Nalbandyan said at his meeting with the US Secretary of State
John Kerry in Washington.
Armenia and the US also share the vision that Armenia-Turkey relations
should be settled without preconditions, Nalbandyan said.
John Kerry, in his turn, confirmed the US full support for settling
relations between the two countries.
Kerry said as OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing country the US will continue
its efforts for peaceful settlement of the conflict. This, in turn,
will create opportunities for development, stability and security in
the South Caucasus region, the US Secretary of State said.
The Karabakh conflict started in 1988 when prevailingly Armenian
population of Nagorno-Karabakh declared withdrawal from Azerbaijan. On
December 10, 1991, a referendum was held in Nagorno-Karabakh where
99.89% voted for independence from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan responded by large-scale military operations that led
to loss of control not only over Nagorno-Karabakh itself, but also
over seven adjoining areas. About 25-30 thousands people were killed
and about a million had to leave their homes during the military
operations.
A trilateral cease-fire agreement was signed on May 12, 2004, and
has been followed since then.
The ongoing Karabakh peace process started in 1992 under auspices of
OSCE Minsk Group co-chaired by the USA, Russia and France. -0-
YEREVAN, June 5. /ARKA/. Armenia and the United States advocate solely
peaceful settlement to Karabakh conflict, Armenian foreign minister
Edward Nalbandyan said at his meeting with the US Secretary of State
John Kerry in Washington.
Armenia and the US also share the vision that Armenia-Turkey relations
should be settled without preconditions, Nalbandyan said.
John Kerry, in his turn, confirmed the US full support for settling
relations between the two countries.
Kerry said as OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing country the US will continue
its efforts for peaceful settlement of the conflict. This, in turn,
will create opportunities for development, stability and security in
the South Caucasus region, the US Secretary of State said.
The Karabakh conflict started in 1988 when prevailingly Armenian
population of Nagorno-Karabakh declared withdrawal from Azerbaijan. On
December 10, 1991, a referendum was held in Nagorno-Karabakh where
99.89% voted for independence from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan responded by large-scale military operations that led
to loss of control not only over Nagorno-Karabakh itself, but also
over seven adjoining areas. About 25-30 thousands people were killed
and about a million had to leave their homes during the military
operations.
A trilateral cease-fire agreement was signed on May 12, 2004, and
has been followed since then.
The ongoing Karabakh peace process started in 1992 under auspices of
OSCE Minsk Group co-chaired by the USA, Russia and France. -0-