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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION'S REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD VISIT NAGORNO-KARABAKH ONLY VIA AZERBAIJAN - MINISTER
Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
Dec 19 2007
Azerbaijan, Baku / Òrend corr K. Ramazanova / The representatives
of the international organizations should visit Nagorno-Karabakh
exclusively via the Azerbaijani territory, the Azerbaijan Foreign
Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said on 18 December, when commenting on
O'Hara's possible visit to Nagorno-Karabakh via Armenia. "All the
international organizations recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as a part of
the Azerbaijan, therefore any visit must be paid to the region only
via Azerbaijan," he said.
According to the Minister, Azerbaijan raised the issue to the co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group. The representatives of any international
organizations should visit Nagorno-Karabakh via Azerbaijan, except
of that of the chairs.
The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began in
1988 due to the Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Since
1992, the Armenian Armed Forces have occupied 20% of Azerbaijan
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven neighbouring
districts. In 1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire
agreement which ended the active hostilities. The Co-Chairs of the
OSCE Minsk Group ( Russia, France, and the US) are currently holding
the peaceful negotiations.
Although the Minks Group had made the different suggestion, Armenia did
not turn down its non-constructive position. The last time in November,
the co-chairs had made the written suggestions to the conflicting
sides. Presently the two countries are considering the suggestions.
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Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
Dec 19 2007
Azerbaijan, Baku / Òrend corr K. Ramazanova / The representatives
of the international organizations should visit Nagorno-Karabakh
exclusively via the Azerbaijani territory, the Azerbaijan Foreign
Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said on 18 December, when commenting on
O'Hara's possible visit to Nagorno-Karabakh via Armenia. "All the
international organizations recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as a part of
the Azerbaijan, therefore any visit must be paid to the region only
via Azerbaijan," he said.
According to the Minister, Azerbaijan raised the issue to the co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group. The representatives of any international
organizations should visit Nagorno-Karabakh via Azerbaijan, except
of that of the chairs.
The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began in
1988 due to the Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Since
1992, the Armenian Armed Forces have occupied 20% of Azerbaijan
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven neighbouring
districts. In 1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire
agreement which ended the active hostilities. The Co-Chairs of the
OSCE Minsk Group ( Russia, France, and the US) are currently holding
the peaceful negotiations.
Although the Minks Group had made the different suggestion, Armenia did
not turn down its non-constructive position. The last time in November,
the co-chairs had made the written suggestions to the conflicting
sides. Presently the two countries are considering the suggestions.
--Boundary_(ID_2T487pA+whEkgC9Wxu21o Q)--