AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT APPROVES CONTINUATION OF NEGOTIATION PROCESS WITHIN OSCE (VIDEO)
Trend News Agency
June 27 2008
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, Baku, 27 June /corr. Trend News M.Aliyev / The President
of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, approved continuation of the negotiation
process on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement within the
framework of the OSCE and expressed hope that this process will
continue and strengthen, the U.S. Co-chairman of the OSCE, Matthew
Bryza, briefed the media in Baku on 27 June.
The French Co-chairman, Bernard Fassier, said that currently there are
not new proposals for peaceful solution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani
conflict. According to him, currently the sides work within Madrid
agreement.
"I noticed that there is a possibility for normal constructive
dialogue. We will visit Khankendi, meet with representatives and know
their opinion. However, firstly we should know opinion in Yerevan,"
Fassier said.
The conflict between the two countries of South Caucasus began in 1988
due to territorial claims by Armenia against Azerbaijan. Armenia has
occupied 20% of the Azerbaijani land including the Nagorno-Karabakh
region and its seven surrounding Districts. Since 1992, these
territories have been under the occupation of the Armenian Forces. 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 USA) are currently holding peaceful negotiations.