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Karabakh conflict has no military solution: EC’s Tusk

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict Materials 27 February 2017 19:11 (UTC +04:00)
The Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has no military solution, it can be resolved exclusively by peaceful means.
Karabakh conflict has no military solution: EC’s Tusk

Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 27

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The Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has no military solution, it can be resolved exclusively by peaceful means, RIA Novosti quoted President of the European Council Donald Tusk as saying.

Tusk also noted that the European Union fully supports the OSCE Minsk Group’s efforts for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict’s settlement.

Armenian army attempted to infiltrate through the Azerbaijani positions along the line of contact on the night from Feb. 24 to Feb. 25, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said earlier. The Armenian side attempted to seize favorable positions on the Khojavand-Fuzuli part of the frontline, said the ministry, adding heavy battles took place between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops.

The Armenian side’s large-scale provocation attempt was timely detected and resolutely prevented, said the ministry.

“Azerbaijani military units courageously prevented the attacks and the Armenian side was forced to retreat,” according to the Defense Ministry. Azerbaijan had casualties as a result of the battles.

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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