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May 5 2012
Azerbaijani FM considers Uruguayan counterpart's statement
Azerbaijan, Baku, May 5 / Trend S. Agayeva /
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry is considering Uruguayan Foreign
Minister's statement, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry official
representative Elman Abdullayev told media in Baku today.
Uruguay supports the peaceful settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
on the basis of the right of nations to self-determination. According
to the Armenian media, Uruguayan Foreign Minister Luis Almagro said
this at a joint press conference with his Armenian counterpart Edward
Nalbandian in Yerevan on May 4.
"Nagorno Karabakh is closely related to Armenia," the minister said.
"This is Karabakh's future, which it can choose for itself, using the
right to self-determination."
"The Azerbaijani Embassy in Argentina has been charged with
considering the position of Uruguayan Foreign Minister and the
reliability of the information disseminated by the Armenian media,"
Abdullaev said.
He added that afterwards, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry will make
an official statement.
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 c
easefire 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.
May 5 2012
Azerbaijani FM considers Uruguayan counterpart's statement
Azerbaijan, Baku, May 5 / Trend S. Agayeva /
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry is considering Uruguayan Foreign
Minister's statement, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry official
representative Elman Abdullayev told media in Baku today.
Uruguay supports the peaceful settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
on the basis of the right of nations to self-determination. According
to the Armenian media, Uruguayan Foreign Minister Luis Almagro said
this at a joint press conference with his Armenian counterpart Edward
Nalbandian in Yerevan on May 4.
"Nagorno Karabakh is closely related to Armenia," the minister said.
"This is Karabakh's future, which it can choose for itself, using the
right to self-determination."
"The Azerbaijani Embassy in Argentina has been charged with
considering the position of Uruguayan Foreign Minister and the
reliability of the information disseminated by the Armenian media,"
Abdullaev said.
He added that afterwards, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry will make
an official statement.
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 c
easefire 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.