U.S, Russian, French leaders to ink resolution on Karabakh problem

The presidents of Russia and the United States Vladimir Putin and Barack Hussein Obama are planning to sign three documents after negotiations in the framework of the G8 summit, including a joint statement of the presidents of Russia, the U.S. and France on the Nagorno-Karabakh problem, the Russian president's assistant Yuri Ushakov told journalists, RIA Novosti reported.

"With 100 percent certainty I can say that Obama, Putin and Hollande (French President Francois Hollande) will adopt a statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh problem," Ushakov said.

According to him, three bilateral Russian-American documents are under active elaboration.

However, he did not specify which documents he was speaking about.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions of Azerbaijan.

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 peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the occupied territories.


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