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    AZERBAIJANI AND ARMENIAN PRESIDENTS TO MEET IN EUROPE: AZERBAIJANI FM

    Trend
    Nov 11 2009
    Azerbaijan

    The Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents will meet in Europe by late
    November, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told media
    today.

    "According to my information, the presidents will meet in a
    European city. Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan have agreed to meet,"
    Mammadyarov said.

    Afterward, OSCE foreign ministers will meet in Athens Dec. 1-2 to
    discuss the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

    He added that the sides have failed to achieve new proposals to solve
    the conflict.

    The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
    when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan
    lost all of Nagorno-Karabakh except for Shusha and Khojali in
    December 1991. In 1992-93, Armenian armed forces occupied Shusha,
    Khojali and seven districts surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan
    and Armenia signed a ceasefire in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE
    Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -- are currently holding
    peace negotiations.

    "We continue discussing principles that have been considered at the
    talks for the last five years," Mammadyarov said.

    He noted that the talks on Nagorno-Karabakh are a step-by-step process
    envisaging first the withdrawal of Armenian troops from Azerbaijani
    occupied territories and the further restoration of communications
    in the region.

    "Then, the IDPs must return to these territories," Mammadyarov said.

    "Peace and stability must be created. The economic situation must
    improve. Afterward, it will be possible to determine Nagorno-Karabakh's
    status."

    The Azerbaijani side repeatedly stated that Armenians and Azerbaijanis
    living together will be able to determine Nagorno-Karabakh's status
    in the future. But this status can be determined only by honoring
    the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, the minister said.

    Mammadyarov said there are many such examples. The Tatars and Bashkirs
    determined their status within the territorial integrity of Russia
    and the Hungarians in Slovakia, the minister said.

    "I do not believe that we can reach any final decision now. We cannot
    speak about any other issues before implementing the first stage, which
    includes withdrawing Armenian troops from the occupied territories,"
    Mammadyarov said.

    He said the Armenians want to discuss myriad issues before the
    withdrawal of their troops.
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