Trend, Azerbaijan
Aug 12 2009

Azerbaijani NGO define way of solution to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug.12 / Trend News K.Zarbaliyeva /

Azerbaijani Public Union for Introducing National Heroes developed a
package of proposals on the solution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the union said at a news conference ay
Trend News Company on Aug.12.

The political researches center of the union determined the possible
solutions to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in its Chess package,
Deputy Chairman of the union, Abdul Safabayli said.

The union avoids publicizing the proposals, considering that only
president should be informed about them.

About 90 percent of proposals on solution of the conflict are secret
and only president should be informed about them. The proposals
developed by the union will benefit Armenia, Iran, Russia, U.S. and
Turkey, as well, Safabayli added.

Armenia has occupied 20% of Azerbaijan’s territory – Nagorno-Karabakh
and seven surrounding regions. The occupation began in
1988. Azerbaijan lost the Nagorno-Karabakh, except of Shusha and
Khojali, in December 1991. In 1992-93, Armenian Armed Forces occupied
Shusha, Khojali and Nagorno-Karabakh’s seven surrounding regions. 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, but
fruitless negotiations.

In 1992, Minsk Group was founded within OSCE by 10 states to settle
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by peaceful means. Three states
including US, Russia and France has been acting as co-chairmen of
Minsk Group since 1997.

The Azerbaijani Justice Ministry registered the Azerbaijani Public
Union for Introducing National Heroes in February, 2001.