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RUSSIAN FM: KAZAN MEETING TO PLAY LANDMARK ROLE IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
Journal of Turkish Weekly
June 24 2011
A meeting between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan, with the participation of Russian President
Dmitry Medvedev, will play a landmark role in the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict settlement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"We expect that Baku and Yerevan will respond constructively in
Deauville on May 26 to the joint statement made by the presidents of
the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries - the Russian Federation,
the U.S., and the French Republic. The leaders of Azerbaijan
and Armenia must show political will during the Kazan summit to
complete discussion of the Basic Principles project pertaining to
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict", the foreign ministry said.
The document to be discussed in Kazan is the result of long
negotiations and joint effort of all parties and co-chairing
countries. It is a real foundation for further advancement and
preparation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the report said.
"We hope that on the basis of this document, the parties will reach
an agreement for peace, prosperity and development throughout the
region," the statement said.
A trilateral meeting between the Azerbaijani, Armenian, and Russian
presidents will be held in Kazan on June 24.
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 territories claimed by
Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven 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 peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding
regions.
Journal of Turkish Weekly
June 24 2011
A meeting between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan, with the participation of Russian President
Dmitry Medvedev, will play a landmark role in the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict settlement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"We expect that Baku and Yerevan will respond constructively in
Deauville on May 26 to the joint statement made by the presidents of
the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries - the Russian Federation,
the U.S., and the French Republic. The leaders of Azerbaijan
and Armenia must show political will during the Kazan summit to
complete discussion of the Basic Principles project pertaining to
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict", the foreign ministry said.
The document to be discussed in Kazan is the result of long
negotiations and joint effort of all parties and co-chairing
countries. It is a real foundation for further advancement and
preparation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the report said.
"We hope that on the basis of this document, the parties will reach
an agreement for peace, prosperity and development throughout the
region," the statement said.
A trilateral meeting between the Azerbaijani, Armenian, and Russian
presidents will be held in Kazan on June 24.
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 territories claimed by
Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven 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 peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding
regions.