‘GOLD CHANCES’ APPEARED TO SETTLE NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT: HEAD OF OSCE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
Nov 29 2007
Spain, Madrid /corr. Trend A.Maherremli / Golden opportunities appeared
to settle Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, said the Chairman of the OSCE
Parliamentary Assembly, Goran Lenmarker, on 29 November in Madrid at
the 15th meeting of the OSCE Council of Ministers.
"I believe that conditions have taken place for a peaceful settlement
of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," he said.
He highly assessed the activity of the OSCE Minsk Group on
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement and the Foreign Ministers of
Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia.
The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began
in 1988 due to Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Since
1992, Armenian Armed Forces have occupied 20% of Azerbaijan including
the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven surrounding districts. In
1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement at which
time the active hostilities ended. The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk
Group ( Russia, France, and the US) are currently holding peaceful
negotiations.