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Cyprus FM hopes for progress in Karabakh conflict settlement

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict Materials 24 January 2017 21:38 (UTC +04:00)
Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides has expressed hope that 2017 will be the year of progress in the resolution of conflicts in the Council of Europe area.
Cyprus FM hopes for progress in Karabakh conflict settlement

Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 24

By Anakhanum Hidayatova – Trend:

Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides has expressed hope that 2017 will be the year of progress in the resolution of conflicts in the Council of Europe area.

He made the remarks during the second day of PACE winter plenary part-session that kicked off in Strasbourg Jan. 23.

Touching upon the conflict settlement issues, he expressed hope for the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, crises in Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia.

Cyprus is currently chairing the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.

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 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

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