TURKEY TO AID REGION’S FROZEN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT, SAYS AMBASSADOR
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Trend News Agency
20.10.08 13:11
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan, Baku, 20 October /Trend News corr. I.Alizade/ Turkey will
assist settling of "frozen conflicts" in the region as soon as it
becomes a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, Turkish
Ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic said to journalists in Baku on
20 October.

Settlement of the conflicts will provide stability in South Caucasus,
he said.

On 1 January, 2009, Turkey will become a non-permanent member of the
UN Security Council according to Council’s decision made last week.

"At this post, Turkey plans to assist fulfilment of the four UN
Resolutions on Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and to
advance peace settling of the conflict," said Kilic.

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.