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Russian official: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict can be resolved only through negotiations

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict Materials 3 November 2012 14:37 (UTC +04:00)
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict can be resolved only through negotiations, deputy chairperson of the Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly, co-chairperson of the Azerbaijan-Russia inter-parliamentary commission Svetlana Orlova told media in Baku today.
Russian official: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict can be resolved only through negotiations

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 3 / Trend E. Mehdiyev /

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict can be resolved only through negotiations, deputy chairperson of the Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly, co-chairperson of the Azerbaijan-Russia inter-parliamentary commission Svetlana Orlova told media in Baku today.

She added that Russia supports the conflict settlement within the OSCE Minsk Group's activity.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 per cent 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 the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.

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