BAKU TO HOST TALKS ON SETTLEMENT OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT
Trend News Agency
Nov 24 2008
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, Baku, November 24/ Trend News corr R. Novruzov/ The
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be key subject of discussions during
intermediary visit of Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan to Baku. The
visit is scheduled to take place on November 30-December 1, Embassy
of Turkey to Azerbaijan said.
During his official visit Babacan will hold talks with Azerbaijani
officials.
The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began
in 1988 due to Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Since
1992, Armenian Armed Forces have occupied 20% of Azerbaijan including
the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven surrounding districts. 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
negotiations.
The talks on the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be
subject of discussions also during the meeting between Turkish and
Armenian Foreign Ministers Ali Babacan and Edward Nalbandyan to be
held today in Istanbul.