Azerbaijan, Baku, 4 April / corr. Trend I. Alizade/ The ruling party of Azerbaijan does not support the forum and adoption of a unified document with the participation of all the political parties on the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"The position of all the political parties on Nagorno-Karabakh is similar. There are also opportunities to bring this position in the notice of society and international organizations. Therefore, there is no need to hold a forum for participation of all the parties," Ali Ahmadov, the executive secretary of the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan party, said to media.
The oppositional Democratic Party of Azerbaijan believes there are similar opinions on Nagorno-Karabakh in both government and opposition, and dialogue should be held in this regard.
The Resolution on 'Situation in Occupied Lands of Azerbaijan' was adopted by UN in March. The co-chair countries of OSCE Minsk group voted against the document, which was strongly condemned by the Azerbaijani government and opposition.
According to Ahmadov, as the parties have common interests and positions on Nagorno-Karabakh, therefore, there is no need for getting together to inform of the respective positions, once again. "The positions of the parties on Nagorno-Karabakh coincide with the national interests," he said.
The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began in 1988 due to Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Since 1992, Armenian Armed Forces have occupied 20% of Azerbaijan including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven surrounding districts. In 1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement at which time the active hostilities ended. The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group ( Russia, France, and the US) are currently holding peaceful negotiations.