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Azerbaijan and OSCE Minsk Group agreed that current status quo can not continue

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict Materials 23 September 2011 21:02 (UTC +04:00)
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov discussed the ways to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen Bernard Fassier , Igor Popov and Robert Bradtke in New York
Azerbaijan and OSCE Minsk Group agreed that current status quo can not continue

USA, New York, Sept. 23 /Trend, S.Agayeva/

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov discussed the ways to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen Bernard Fassier , Igor Popov and Robert Bradtke in New York, Trend special correspondent reported..

The meeting was held as part of Mammadyarov's participation in the 66th session of the UN General Assembly.

Azerbaijani foreign minister and mediators exchanged views to determine the next steps in the conflict settlement process.

The sides agreed that the current status quo can not continue.

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.

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