Azerbaijan, Baku, August 6 / Trend , E. Taryverdieva /
The American co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza intends to discuss ways of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict next week in Baku. The visit is scheduled for July 12, Bryza told Trend on August 6.
The diplomat plans to meet with the President and Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Republic.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan lost all of Nagorno-Karabakh except for Shusha and Khojali in December 1991. In 1992-93, Armenian armed forces occupied Shusha, Khojali and 7 districts surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.