FOREIGN MINISTERS OF AZERBAIJAN AND CZECH REPUBLIC DISCUSS PROSPECTS OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT: AZERBAIJANI AMBASSADOR

TREND
Dec 10 2008
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan, Baku, 10 Dec /corr Trend News I.Sultanov / The meeting
between the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, and
Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic covered the question of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, the Ambassador of Azerbaijan
to the Czech Republic, Tahir Tagizade, told TrendNews by telephone
from Prague on 10 Dec. "Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic stated
that his country supports the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
and expressed hope that this conflict will be solved peacefully,"
said the Ambassador.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries appeared in 1988
due to Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenia has
occupied 20% of the Azerbaijani lands including the Nagorno-Karabakh
region and its seven surrounding districts. Since 1992 to the present
time, these territories have been under Armenian occupation. In 1994,
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a cease-fire agreement at which time
the active hostilities ended. The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
( Russia, France and USA) are holding peaceful negotiations.

The Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan is on an official visit to Prague.

Tagizade also said that during the talks, the Foreign Ministers
discussed a wide spectrum of questions. The Foreign Ministers of
Azerbaijan and Czech Republic touched upon such questions as security
in South Caucasus, chairmanship of the Czech Republic to the European
Union and prospects for the development of bilateral relations.

Tagizade stated that during the meeting a decision was made to
establish a working group on co-operation between the Parliaments of
the two countries.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress