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Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
Nov 11 2010
Turkey wants problem between Azerbaijan and Armenia to be solved peacefully - FM
11.11.2010 04:08 Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said
Wednesday that Turkey wants problem between Azerbaijan and Armenia to
be solved peacefully and with mutual respect, Anadolu Agency reported.
Davutoglu held a press conference in Strasbourg to mark Turkey's
taking over the Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of
Europe (CoE) from Macedonia. Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio
Milososki and CoE's Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland also attended
the press conference.
A 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 seven 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 negotiations to resolve the dispute.
Armenia has failed to implement UN Security Council resolutions
stipulating the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding
regions.
From: A. Papazian
Nov 11 2010
Turkey wants problem between Azerbaijan and Armenia to be solved peacefully - FM
11.11.2010 04:08 Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said
Wednesday that Turkey wants problem between Azerbaijan and Armenia to
be solved peacefully and with mutual respect, Anadolu Agency reported.
Davutoglu held a press conference in Strasbourg to mark Turkey's
taking over the Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of
Europe (CoE) from Macedonia. Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio
Milososki and CoE's Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland also attended
the press conference.
A 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 seven 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 negotiations to resolve the dispute.
Armenia has failed to implement UN Security Council resolutions
stipulating the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding
regions.
From: A. Papazian