Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 21 / Trend, E. Mehdiyev /
The Nagorno-Karabakh issue has been discussed in international organizations more often than before this year, Deputy Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament Bahar Muradova believes.
"Unfortunately, positive trends that emerged in this sphere in early 2011 later yielded no results. But in general, 2011 is remembered by the fact that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was discussed in international organizations more often, which is a progress," Muradova told journalists on Wednesday.
She recalled that various international organizations, parliaments of certain countries take appropriate decisions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and in particular in connection with the Khojaly genocide.
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.