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EU SORRY FOR LACK OF SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN SETTLEMENT OF CONFLICTS IN OSCE SPACE
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Trend, Azerbaijan
Dec 5 2013
Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec.5
By Victoria Zhavaronkova - Trend:
The European Union is sorry that despite efforts made for the
settlement of conflicts in the OSCE member states, no significant
progress has been achieved, Deputy Secretary General for the European
External Action Service, Helga Schmidt said during a speech at the
OSCE Ministerial Council in Kiev on Dec.5.
"Unfortunately, little progress has been achieved despite efforts
made for the settlement of conflicts," Schmidt said.
The European Union supports the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group in
this direction, she 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.
From: A. Papazian
[ Part 2.2: "Attached Text" ]
Trend, Azerbaijan
Dec 5 2013
Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec.5
By Victoria Zhavaronkova - Trend:
The European Union is sorry that despite efforts made for the
settlement of conflicts in the OSCE member states, no significant
progress has been achieved, Deputy Secretary General for the European
External Action Service, Helga Schmidt said during a speech at the
OSCE Ministerial Council in Kiev on Dec.5.
"Unfortunately, little progress has been achieved despite efforts
made for the settlement of conflicts," Schmidt said.
The European Union supports the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group in
this direction, she 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.
From: A. Papazian