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GERMANY PLACES IMPORTANCE ON LEADERS OF AZERBAIJAN, ARMENIA CONTINUING DIALOGUE
Trend, Azerbaijan
Oct 29 2014
29 October 2014, 16:19 (GMT+04:00)
By Elmira Tariverdiyeva - Trend:
On Oct. 29, Ambassador of Germany to Armenia Rainer Morel praised
the meeting of the Presidents of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev and Serzh
Sargsyan held Oct. 27 in Paris, Mediamax said.
"We were very happy with the initiative of the President of France
to organize a meeting, but we shouldn't be too optimistic and expect
great results from one meeting," said the ambassador, speaking at a
joint press conference with the British ambassador. "It is important
that the dialogue between the leaders continues, and it's already
for the third time that they met this year."
Rainer Morel said that the two leaders "should try to engage in
meaningful negotiations."
The ambassador said that Germany supports the efforts of the OSCE
Minsk Group and believes that this is the only acceptable format for
the continuation of negotiations.
British ambassador Katherine Leach, in turn, welcomed the fact that
the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan began to meet more often.
Joint meeting of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan with the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
took place in Paris Oct. 27, the official website of the Azerbaijani
president said earlier.
The meeting took place at the initiative of French President Francois
Hollande. Then there was a meeting of President of Azerbaijan Ilham
Aliyev and President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.
Thereafter, a joint meeting of French President Francois Hollande,
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan with the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group took place.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in
1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a
result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
Armenia and Azerbaijan 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
four U.N. Security Council resolutions on the liberation of the
Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
During a visit to the South Caucasus region in May, French president
reaffirmed the commitment of France as a co-chairing country of the
Minsk Group to continue mediating to search for a peaceful solution
to this conflict, twenty years after the ceasefire agreement entered
into force.
http://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/2327469.html
Trend, Azerbaijan
Oct 29 2014
29 October 2014, 16:19 (GMT+04:00)
By Elmira Tariverdiyeva - Trend:
On Oct. 29, Ambassador of Germany to Armenia Rainer Morel praised
the meeting of the Presidents of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev and Serzh
Sargsyan held Oct. 27 in Paris, Mediamax said.
"We were very happy with the initiative of the President of France
to organize a meeting, but we shouldn't be too optimistic and expect
great results from one meeting," said the ambassador, speaking at a
joint press conference with the British ambassador. "It is important
that the dialogue between the leaders continues, and it's already
for the third time that they met this year."
Rainer Morel said that the two leaders "should try to engage in
meaningful negotiations."
The ambassador said that Germany supports the efforts of the OSCE
Minsk Group and believes that this is the only acceptable format for
the continuation of negotiations.
British ambassador Katherine Leach, in turn, welcomed the fact that
the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan began to meet more often.
Joint meeting of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan with the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
took place in Paris Oct. 27, the official website of the Azerbaijani
president said earlier.
The meeting took place at the initiative of French President Francois
Hollande. Then there was a meeting of President of Azerbaijan Ilham
Aliyev and President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.
Thereafter, a joint meeting of French President Francois Hollande,
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan with the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group took place.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in
1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a
result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
Armenia and Azerbaijan 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
four U.N. Security Council resolutions on the liberation of the
Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
During a visit to the South Caucasus region in May, French president
reaffirmed the commitment of France as a co-chairing country of the
Minsk Group to continue mediating to search for a peaceful solution
to this conflict, twenty years after the ceasefire agreement entered
into force.
http://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/2327469.html