TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Feb 21 2008

Azerbaijan Sends Memorandum to International Organizations Regarding
Armenian Elections
21.02.08 11:50

Azerbaijan, Baku, 21 February / Trend News corr. S.Ilhamgizi / The
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry submitted a memorandum to the
international organizations due to the fact that the polling stations
during the latest presidential elections in Armenia were organized on
Azerbaijani occupied Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding regions. The
memo was submitted to the OSCE, Parliamentary Assembly of Council of
Europe and European Parliament.

Such action by the Armenians demonstrates once again their occupation
of the Azerbaijani territories by the Armenian Armed forces.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has requested international agencies
to investigate this illegal act and undertake necessary measures.

The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began in
1988, due to the Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
Since 1992, the Armenian Armed Forces have occupied 20% of
Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven
neighbouring districts. In 1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a
ceasefire agreement which ended the active hostilities. The Co-Chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group ( Russia, France, and the US) are currently
holding the peaceful negotiations.