Azerbaijan, Baku, April 20 / Trend M.Aliyev/
Azerbaijan's ruling party disclosed the reasons to refuse conducting joint military exercises with the U.S..
"The processes are interrelated - ensuring security, stability, cooperation in the region is directly related to the liquidation of the consequences of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. If to consider the processes in this context, first of all, important steps must be taken towards resolving the conflict," deputy chairman, executive secretary of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) Ali Ahmedov briefed the media on April 20.
According to him, fair steps must be taken in this regard, then it is possible to take additional measures to ensure peace and security in the region.
"Azerbaijani society can accept only one reality - if the fair position of the country is not protected by international, political structures, the question arises on to which extent these relations meet the interests of Azerbaijan." said Ahmedov.
Azerbaijan has refused to hold joint military exercises with the U.S., which had been scheduled for May.
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 United States - 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 region and the occupied territories.
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