Baku, Azerbaijan, March 12
By Anakhanum Khidayatova - Trend:
The topical issues related to OSCE Minsk Group's activities in the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be discussed in Minsk, Belarusian embassy in Baku told Trend on Mar.12.
The discussions will be held by Minsk Group co-chairs Igor Popov (Russia), James Warlick (US) and Pierre Andrieu (France) and OSCE chairperson-in-office personal representative Andrzej Kasprzyk who are on a visit to Minsk.
They will also focus on the possible contribution of Belarus to the settlement of this conflict.
During the visit that will last till Mar.13, it is planned to hold a meeting in Belarusian Presidential Administration.
Moreover, OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs are scheduled to meet the country's Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
Edited by SI
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