Trend, Azerbaijan
Aug 20 2009

Resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh to remain on UN General Assembly’s
agenda: Azerbaijani permanent representative (EXCLUSIVE)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 20 /Trend News, E.Tariverdiyeva/

The Resolution on the Nagorno-Karabakh will remain on the agenda of
the 64th UN General Assembly, Azerbaijani Permanent Representative to
the UN Aqshin Mehdiyev told Trend News.

However, he said it is too early to speak about a bill of a new
resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh.

Moreover, bills on "Protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their
consequences for the world, security and development in the world" and
"The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan" will be
submitted at the UN General Assembly, said Mehdiyev.

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.

Furthermore, Azerbaijan will submit a new resolution on information
technology and the Super Highway project by Azerbaijani Communications
and Information Technology Minister (IT) Ali Abbasov, Mehdiyev said.

Mehdiyev added that the Azerbaijani representatives to UN will work
not only over these projects.

The 64th UN General Assembly will take place in New York in September.