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Azerbaijani Presidential Administration: Positive steps may be taken in resolving Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 7 / Trend, S.Aliyev /
Given a statement made during the Russian, U.S. and French presidents’ meeting in Deauville, one can say some positive steps may be taken in resolving the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Head of the Foreign Relations Department at the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Novruz Mammadov told journalists on Tuesday.
He said the main item that the co-chairs and international community demand is changing status quo in the region.
"We also want certain regions to be liberated and refugees to be resettled," Mammadov said. "Armenia should have courage to express its attitude towards this process."
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 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 the 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.
Given a statement made during the Russian, U.S. and French presidents’ meeting in Deauville, one can say some positive steps may be taken in resolving the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Head of the Foreign Relations Department at the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Novruz Mammadov told journalists on Tuesday.
He said the main item that the co-chairs and international community demand is changing status quo in the region.
"We also want certain regions to be liberated and refugees to be resettled," Mammadov said. "Armenia should have courage to express its attitude towards this process."
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 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 the 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.
