Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct.27
Trend:
Project Management Association held a conference on "The occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh from the standpoint of international law" in the Turkish city of Bursa, said the message of the association on Oct.27.
The conference was held within the framework of the grant competition for foreign NGOs, organized by the Council of state support of NGOs under the president of Azerbaijan.
During the event, the chairman of the Association, Professor Cetin Elmas spoke about the importance of the implemented project. He regarded the occupation of Azerbaijani lands by Armenia as a flagrant violation of international legal principles.
Professor Hasan Tunc, executive director of the secretariat of the Council of state support Farasat Gurbanov and others also spoke at the conference.
Conference participants noted the importance of the resolution of the conflict within the framework of the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and also urged the international community to pay more attention to this problem.
The conference was also attended by experts and representatives of various NGOs and the mass media.
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 U.S. are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four U.N. Security Council resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
