KARABAKH LIBERATION ORGANIZATION BELIEVES NAGORNO-KARABAKH STATUS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AFTER RETURN TO AZERBAIJAN OF AZERBAIJANIS EVICTED FROM ARMENIA

TREND News Agency, Azerbaijan
July 16 2007

Azerbaijan, Baku / Òrend corr S. Ilhamgizi / The status of
Nagorno-Karabakh can be discussed only after the return of 250,000
Azerbaijanis evicted from Armenia, according to the report of the
Karabakh Liberation Organization (KLO).

KLO believes that Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh should be provided
with the status corresponding to the status which will be given to
Azerbaijanis evicted from their homes. That is the only favourable
steps which can be followed by international organizations.

Otherwise, Azerbaijan will have to liberate its land by military
means. Azerbaijan’s administration should make a correct decision
regarding the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group and reject
negotiations on the status of Nagorno-Karabakh," the report stated.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
due to the territorial claims of Armenia to Azerbaijan. Armenia
has occupied 20% of the Azerbaijani land including Nagorno-Karabakh
region and seven nearby regions. Since 1992 to the present time, these
territories have been under the occupation of the Armenian Forces. In
1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement which put
an end to active hostilities. The Co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group
( Russia, France and USA) are holding peaceful negotiations.

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