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DUTCH TOP OFFICIAL: NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT IMPEDES ADDRESSING OF REGIONAL ISSUES
Trend
sept 8 2010
Azerbaijan
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict makes it difficult to address a number
of issues in the region, Dutch Parliamentary Speaker Rene Van der
Linden told journalists today.
He said the Netherlands stands for a peaceful settlement of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"Azerbaijani President demonstrates a constructive position on this
issue," Linden said.
Linden has today visited the Alley of Honors to lay a wreath at the
tomb of Azerbaijan`s national leader Heydar Aliyev.
He also visited the Alley of Martyrs to commemorate Azerbaijani heroes
who gave their lives for the country`s independence and territorial
integrity.
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 U.S. -
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 and the
surrounding regions.
From: A. Papazian
Trend
sept 8 2010
Azerbaijan
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict makes it difficult to address a number
of issues in the region, Dutch Parliamentary Speaker Rene Van der
Linden told journalists today.
He said the Netherlands stands for a peaceful settlement of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"Azerbaijani President demonstrates a constructive position on this
issue," Linden said.
Linden has today visited the Alley of Honors to lay a wreath at the
tomb of Azerbaijan`s national leader Heydar Aliyev.
He also visited the Alley of Martyrs to commemorate Azerbaijani heroes
who gave their lives for the country`s independence and territorial
integrity.
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 U.S. -
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 and the
surrounding regions.
From: A. Papazian