NAGORNO-KARABAKH ISSUE TO BE DISCUSSED AT U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT

Trend
June 29 2012
Azerbaijan

U.S Deputy Secretary of State William Burns have today met with the
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen at the U.S. State Department.

The Nagorno-Karabakh issue will be discussed at this meeting. The
meeting will be held behind closed doors, the official website of
the State Department said on Friday.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent 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 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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June 29 2012


Nagorno-Karabakh issue to be discussed at U.S. State Department


Azerbaijan, Baku, June 29 / Trend E. Mehdiyev /

U.S Deputy Secretary of State William Burns have today met with the
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen at the U.S. State Department.

The Nagorno-Karabakh issue will be discussed at this meeting. The
meeting will be held behind closed doors, the official website of the
State Department said on Friday.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent 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 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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