Azerbaijan, Baku, May 10 / Trend, S.Agayeva /
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) adopted a final document, which reaffirms the importance of resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within Azerbaijan's territorial integrity at a ministerial in Egypt, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev said at a press briefing.
"The final document was adopted by the NAM Coordinating Bureau on May 9," Abdullayev said.
He said one of the items of the document confirms that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict poses a threat to stability and security in the region. The NAM member countries reaffirmed the importance of the conflict resolution based on three internationally recognized principles - through negotiations, respect for Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and non-use of force," Abdullayev said.
According to Abdullayev, the fact that the Movement, which includes 120 countries, has adopted such a document proves that Azerbaijan has a fair position on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov is attending at the ministerial of the NAM member countries in Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt), the ministry said.
Mammadyarov will address the ministerial and will hold a series of bilateral meetings within the event.
Azerbaijan became a member of the Non-Aligned Movement in May 2011.
The Non-Aligned Movement is the second largest political international organization for its members after the UN. It includes 118 states.
Another 20 countries have observer status.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 per cent 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 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.