Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 6
By Elmira Tariverdiyeva – Trend:
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian may exchange views on the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in Yerevan, said Maria Zakharova, Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman.
Zakharova made the remarks during a briefing Oct. 6, said a message posted on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website.
“There will be no special event dedicated to this issue,” she said. “But the views on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict may be exchanged during the visit.”
Lavrov will attend a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Yerevan on Oct. 14.
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.