Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 15 / Trend, M. Aliyev /
The OSCE assessment mission's report on the situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan must be extensive and based on facts, Bahar Muradova, the Azerbaijani parliamentary vice speaker told media today.
"Last time the assessment mission submitted such a report five years ago," she said. "But historical and cultural monuments have been destructed recently by Armenian vandals in the occupied territories. The report must be more extensive and fully reflect the facts.".
She expressed hope that the report will be objective and reflect the real situation in the occupied territories.
"This document is important for everyone to refer to t while resolving the conflict," she said.
The OSCE field assessment mission took place in the occupied territories on Oct. 4-14. The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs were accompanied by UNHCR representatives.
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.