Kazakhstan, Astana, June 28 / Trend, A. Maratov /
OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu expressed his concern today over the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh and Cyprus issues.
"Mutual relations between Turkey and Cyprus, and the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia are issues of concern for the OIC," Ihsanoglu said, while addressing a session of the Council of OIC Foreign Ministers today.
At the OIC session, which is underway in Astana, the organization has been renamed as the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
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 seven 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 peace talks.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.