Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 11
By Anahanum Khidayatova - Trend:
The co-chairs of the Minsk Group (MG) of the OSCE from the US, Russia and France James Warlick, Igor Popov and Pierre Andrieu will hold consultations in Germany, US co-chair James Warlick tweeted.
Consultations will be held in connection with the forthcoming German presidency in the OSCE, said Warlick.
The next meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council will be held December 3- 4 in the Serbian capital Belgrade.
During the meeting, the chairmanship in the organization will move from Serbia to Germany.
The Minsk Group, the activities of which have become known as the Minsk Process, spearheads the OSCE's efforts to find a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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 two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
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