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  • Baku: Switzerland To Pay Great Attention To Nagorno-Karabakh Conflic

    SWITZERLAND TO PAY GREAT ATTENTION TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT DURING ITS CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE OSCE

    Trend, Azerbaijan
    July 1 2013

    Azerbaijan, Baku, July 1 / Trend, S. Agayeva /

    Switzerland intends to pay great attention to the Nagorno-Karabakh
    conflict during its chairmanship of the OSCE, chairman of the upper
    house of the Swiss parliament Filippo Lombardi told journalists in
    Baku today after a meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar
    Mammadyarov.

    "Next year, Switzerland will chair the OSCE, while Azerbaijan chairs
    the Council of Europe," he said. "I discussed the interaction between
    our two countries during the talks with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister."

    In general, he appreciated the relations between the two countries
    and stressed that they are constantly developing.

    He added that Azerbaijani Foreign Minister's visit to Switzerland
    in October and Swiss Foreign Minister's visit to Baku, the terms of
    which is being specified, may contribute to their strengthening.

    The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict which has not been unresolved during
    the negotiations held for more than 20 years is very regrettable and
    is a failure, he said.

    "If Switzerland succeeds in breaking the deadlock during its upcoming
    chairmanship in the OSCE, we will be glad," he said.

    Switzerland also welcomes Azerbaijan's decision to transit its gas
    to Europe, he said.

    "We have also discussed the development of economic cooperation
    between the two countries, including in the energy sector," he said.

    The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia 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.

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