Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 14 /Trend, S.Agayeva/
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry commented on the evening organized by the Armenians in the U.S. Congress regarding the 20th anniversary of "establishment" of the separatist regime of Nagorno-Karabakh.
"Pro-Armenian members of the U.S. Congress booked a hall for a certain amount in favor of the nationalist Armenian diasporas, which again shows the bias of these congressmen, and conducted this event," Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry's official Elman Abdullayev told Trend.
The evening dedicated to the 20th anniversary of "establishment" of the separatist regime of Nagorno-Karabakh was held at the Golden Hall of the Congress. The event was attended by U.S. congressmen.
Abdullayev said that the official U.S. position is that the country supports the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and does not recognize the separatist regimes.
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 negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh and its surrounding regions.