Trend, Azerbaijan
July 10 2009

Zbigniew Brzezinski believes in new opportunities in Karabakh talks

The United States, Washington, July 10 /Trend News, N.Bogdanova/

Former advisor on national security at the U.S. President Jimmy
Carter’s administration believes in possibility of creating new
realities in the negotiation process on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

"I must say that I believe in the possibility of creating new
realities in the negotiation process on the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict," Former Adviser in the President Jimmy Carter’s
administration and Professor of the Johns Hopkins University Zbigniew
Brzezinski told Trend News on July 10.

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.

"The Moscow meeting of the U.S. and Russian presidents is the fact
that they have discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, not only
enhanced the international significance of this issue, but also
strengthened the parties’ faith to the conflict. This kind of talks
between Russia and the United States are opening new opportunities for
the region," Brzezinski said.