Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 8
By Elmira Tariverdiyeva – Trend:
Latvia supports the OSCE Minsk Group’s mediatory mission for resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Foreign Minister of Latvia Edgars Rinkevics said.
He made the remarks during the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting Dec. 8.
It is vital to continue efforts for settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, he said.
Rinkevics added that the role of the OSCE remains very important for resolving the 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.