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FM: TURKEY EXPECTS RESULTS FROM NEGOTIATIONS OVER NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT
Trend
Dec 7 2012
Azerbaijan
Turkey expects tangible results from the negotiations between Armenia
and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution, Turkish
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in an interview with the Turkish
Sabah newspaper on Friday.
He said achieving any results before the presidential elections in
Armenia and Azerbaijan will be difficult.
"We discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Russian Foreign
Minister Sergei Lavrov in Istanbul. Achieving results on this issue
will pave the way also for Turkey," Davutoglu said.
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
Dec 7 2012
Azerbaijan
Turkey expects tangible results from the negotiations between Armenia
and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution, Turkish
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in an interview with the Turkish
Sabah newspaper on Friday.
He said achieving any results before the presidential elections in
Armenia and Azerbaijan will be difficult.
"We discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Russian Foreign
Minister Sergei Lavrov in Istanbul. Achieving results on this issue
will pave the way also for Turkey," Davutoglu said.
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.