Azerbaijan, Baku, November 21 / Trend M. Aliyev /
The fact that the certain progress outlines in the process of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, including the recent meetings of the presidents of two countries, gives reason to expect that a difficult period in the settlement process is left behind, the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Ambassador Peter Semneby said Trend on Sunday in Baku.
According to him, there are certain advancements, despite this year is marked complicated period in negotiation process, talks pursued not the best paces and incidents were on the frontline.
"There is a fact of some progress in the negotiation process - and it is a sign we hail", Semneby said.
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.