Azerbaijan, Baku, April 6 / Trend E. Mehtiev /
One of the leading research centers in Washington, the Jamestown Foundation has organized an event entitled 'The United Nations and the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: Back to the Basics' dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Security Council's first resolution on the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Among those delivering speeches at the event were Azerbaijan's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Tofig Musayev and Senior Research Fellow of the Heritage Foundation Ariel Cohen, Azerbaijani Embassy in the United States told Trend.
Chairman of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute Frederick Starr was the commentator of the event.
In his speech on 'International Legal Relevance and Significance of the UN Security Council Resolution', Tofig Musayev told about the necessity to follow the rules and principles of international law from the point of protecting the security and peace.
One of the main factors preventing the solution of the conflict is Armenia's failure to implement the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions demanding the withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from the territory of Azerbaijan. Armenia's unconstructive position has no basis under international law, Musayev said.
Analyzing the conflict in the context of regional realities and positions of the international forces, Ariel Cohen said the U.S., as the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair, has to put more efforts to resolve the conflict.
In turn, Frederick Starr said peace in the South Caucasus region depends on the cooperation of the three countries of the South Caucasus.
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.
