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    AZERBAIJAN SAYS NAGORNO-KARABAKH TO BE PRIORITY ISSUE AT TURKEY-U.S. MEETING

    Journal of Turkish Weekly
    April 7 2010

    Azerbaijan believes the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
    will be a priority issue during Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's
    talks in the United States.

    "Our expectations are that the U.S. president, as head of a country
    represented in the Minsk Group, should force Yerevan to refuse from
    its unscrupulous predatory position in the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, and
    bring Armenia to a constructive position," Azerbaijani Presidential
    Administration Social and Political Department head Ali Hasanov told
    journalists today.

    Erdogan is expected to visit the United States April 12-13.

    According to Hasanov, a regional truce is linked with opening the
    Turkish-Armenian border, restoring diplomatic ties between the two
    countries, establishing normal regional cooperation, and renewing
    all transport and informational highways in the South Caucasus.

    "We believe this will be a priority on the agenda of the Turkish
    official's meeting in the United States, and we hope an influence
    mechanism over the Armenian president will be defined," he added.

    The 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 7 surrounding districts.

    Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
    co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the United
    States - are currently holding the peace negotiations.

    Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
    resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the
    occupied territories.
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