AZERBAIJANI, ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS TO MEET IN PARIS

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June 22 2009
Azerbaijan

The next talks on resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between
Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers Elmar Mamadyarov and Edward
Nalbandyan will be held in Paris on June 26, Azerbaijani President’s
Special Envoy and Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov told reporters.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed
forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including
the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts. Azerbaijan
and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of
the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France, and the U.S. – are currently
holding the peace negotiations.