Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 27 /Trend/
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received PACE Monitoring Committee co-rapporteurs Pedro Agramunt Fonta de Mora and Joseph Debono Grech, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
At the meeting, the sides exchanged views on ways to resolve the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict and noted that this unresolved conflict creates serious impediments to the development of the region.
The minister informed the co-rapporteurs that the Armenian side is pursuing a policy of ethnic cleansing against Azerbaijan, at the same time evading negotiations on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The co-rapporteurs noted that they understand the concern of Azerbaijan, and added that the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh will be included in the report, which they will prepare.
Mammadyarov said the activities of Khojaly airport and flights are illegal, and emphasized that it is detrimental to the peace 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.