CIS MUSLIMS ADVISORY COUNCIL TO PRIORITIZE NAGORNO-KARABAKH PROBLEM: CAUCASUS MUSLIMS CLERICAL OFFICE
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June 22 2009
Azerbaijan
Resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem will be chief aim of the
CIS Muslims Advisory Council, Caucasus Muslims Clerical Board Deputy
Chairman Sabir Hasanli said.
"Resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be priority of
discussions by the future organization," he said.
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.
Earlier last week Caucasus Muslims Clerical Office Chairman Allahshukur
Pashazade proposed to establish CIS Muslims Advisory Council at a
conference "CIS Muslims Support Inter-Confessional and International
Consent" in Moscow.
The conference was initiated by the Supreme Council of CIS Muslims
and international Islamic mission. Over 40 Muslim religious figures
from 8 CIS member states and heads of Russian traditional confessions
attended the event.
Hasanli said the council will also inform people of the truth about
Nagorno-Karabakh.