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    ISTANBUL TO HOST CONFERENCE OF PARLIAMENT SPEAKERS OF TURKIC SPEAKING STATES
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    Trend News Agency
    24.10.08 14:43
    Azerbaijan

    Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, 24 October/ TrendNews, corr R. Mashadihasanli/
    The conference of the parliament speakers of the Turkic speaking
    states will be held on 20-21 November in Istanbul, Ibrahim Hasgur,
    chairman of Turkey-Kyrgyzstan inter-parliamentary friendship group
    and member of Turkish delegation to Kyrgyzstan led by the chairman
    of the Turkish parliament Koksal Toptan, said to TrendNews.

    On 22 March 2008, an agreement was reached by Azerbaijan, Turkey,
    Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to establish Parliamentary Assembly of
    the Turkic speaking states and an intention protocol was signed in
    Antalia. Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan refused to join the parliamentary
    assembly. Talks are held with these counties on this issue.

    Ways of resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be discussed in
    Istanbul conference of the Turkic speaking states, Hasgur said.

    "Nagorno-Karabakh problem is not only problem of Azerbaijan, but
    also the states in the region. The establishment of the parliamentary
    assembly also aims at addressing problems together and strengthening
    relations. Turkey's efforts to establish peace and stability in the
    Caucasus will certainly yield results," Hasgur said.

    The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began in
    1988 due to Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan
    lost the Nagorno-Karabakh, except of Shusha and Khojali, in December
    1991. In 1992-93, Armenian Armed Forces occupied Shusha, Khojali and
    Nagorno-Karabakh's seven surrounding regions. In 1994, Azerbaijan
    and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement at which time the active
    hostilities ended. The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Russia,
    France, and the US) are currently holding peaceful, but fruitless
    negotiations.
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