TURKISH PM: TURKEY CALLS ON OSCE MG TO EXPEDITE NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT RESOLUTION
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Feb 22 2010
Azerbaijan
Turkey calls upon the OSCE Minsk Group to accelerate the process of
settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan said during his official visit to Spain today.
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.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council’s four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the
occupied territories.