Baku, Azerbaijan, June 22
By Seba Aghayeva – Trend:
The Senate and Chamber of Deputies of Chile’s National Congress have adopted a resolution on Azerbaijan.
The resolution emphasizes the recognition of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and says that sufficient measures have been taken by the country to strengthen the process of democracy, said the website of Chile’s legislative body.
The document was adopted by the Chile MPs from various parties and factions in the parliament. Eighty-six MPs voted for the adoption of the resolution, while one MP voted against it.
The resolution also supports the activities of international community on the effective fulfillment of the UN Security Council’s resolutions on the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
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