ARMENIA IS EXPECTED TO WITHDRAW ITS FORCES FROM KELBAJAR
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Nov 23 2009
Azerbaijan
Kelbajar – Armenia is expected to withdraw its forces from Kelbajar,
one of 7 occupied regions around Nagorno Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.
Armenian side said at the meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian
presidents in Munich that it could leave Kelbajar by the end of the
year, APA reports quoting Turkey’s Haberler.com.
The goal is to moderate the Azerbaijan’s position and to create
a basis for ratification of the Turkish-Armenian protocols at the
Turkish parliament.
Haberler.com quoted the sources at the Russian foreign ministry.
"Turkey closed borders with Armenia immediately after the occupation
of Kelbajar region of Azerbaijan by the Armenian forces in 1993. Today
most important condition for the re-opening of borders is withdrawal
from Kelbajar".
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress