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FEDERATION COUNCIL: AZERBAIJANI, RUSSIAN AND ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
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April 9 2012
Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani, Russian and Armenian parliaments can contribute
to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, head of the Federation
Council of the Russian Federation, Valentina Matvienko, who is on an
official visit to Azerbaijan, said.
"We should focus on organising the contacts, meetings of intellectuals
and cultural figures of the three countries," Matvienko told the media
in Baku today. "Our goal is to create an atmosphere of trust. It will
be difficult to find a practical solution to this problem without
strengthening confidence."
As a co-chair country of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia makes all the
necessary efforts to find a solution to this problem, she said.
Matvienko recalled that several tripartite meetings have been held
between the Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian presidents at the
initiative of President Medvedev. The formats of a mutually acceptable
solution have been discussed.
"This problem has no quick solution," she said. "It is not easy, it
is difficult, but we are acting strictly within the UN resolutions
on this issue. We follow international law."
She added that the potential of the OSCE Minsk Group has not been
exhausted. It gives the opportunity to continue this work. "Russia
has played and will continue playing an active role as a mediator in
finding mutually acceptable solutions. The good will from both sides
and the search for a peaceful solution are required."
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of 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 the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Trend
April 9 2012
Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani, Russian and Armenian parliaments can contribute
to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, head of the Federation
Council of the Russian Federation, Valentina Matvienko, who is on an
official visit to Azerbaijan, said.
"We should focus on organising the contacts, meetings of intellectuals
and cultural figures of the three countries," Matvienko told the media
in Baku today. "Our goal is to create an atmosphere of trust. It will
be difficult to find a practical solution to this problem without
strengthening confidence."
As a co-chair country of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia makes all the
necessary efforts to find a solution to this problem, she said.
Matvienko recalled that several tripartite meetings have been held
between the Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian presidents at the
initiative of President Medvedev. The formats of a mutually acceptable
solution have been discussed.
"This problem has no quick solution," she said. "It is not easy, it
is difficult, but we are acting strictly within the UN resolutions
on this issue. We follow international law."
She added that the potential of the OSCE Minsk Group has not been
exhausted. It gives the opportunity to continue this work. "Russia
has played and will continue playing an active role as a mediator in
finding mutually acceptable solutions. The good will from both sides
and the search for a peaceful solution are required."
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of 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 the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.