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Russian FM: Kazan meeting to play landmark role in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement
2011.06.23 13:22
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 23 / Trend E. Tariverdiyeva /
The meeting between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan with the participation of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will play a landmark role in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"We expect for Baku and Yerevan to respond constructively to the joint statement made by the presidents of the OSCE Misnk Group co-chairing countries - the Russian Federation, the U.S and the French Republic in Deauville on May 26. It calls for the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia to show political will and complete discussing the project of the Basic Principles on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict during the Kazan summit, the foreign ministry said.
The document, to be discussed in Kazan, is the result of an important period of the joint work of the parties and the co-chairing countries. It is a real foundation for further advancement and preparation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the report said.
"We hope that on this basis, the parties will reach an agreement for peace, prosperity and development throughout the region," the statement said.
A trilateral meeting between the Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russia presidents will be held in Kazan on June 24.
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 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 Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
© Trend News Agency
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 23 / Trend E. Tariverdiyeva /
The meeting between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan with the participation of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will play a landmark role in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"We expect for Baku and Yerevan to respond constructively to the joint statement made by the presidents of the OSCE Misnk Group co-chairing countries - the Russian Federation, the U.S and the French Republic in Deauville on May 26. It calls for the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia to show political will and complete discussing the project of the Basic Principles on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict during the Kazan summit, the foreign ministry said.
The document, to be discussed in Kazan, is the result of an important period of the joint work of the parties and the co-chairing countries. It is a real foundation for further advancement and preparation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the report said.
"We hope that on this basis, the parties will reach an agreement for peace, prosperity and development throughout the region," the statement said.
A trilateral meeting between the Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russia presidents will be held in Kazan on June 24.
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 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 Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
© Trend News Agency
