TODAY.AZ / Politics

PACE to hold meeting on Karabakh

30 June 2017 [13:47] - TODAY.AZ

By Azernews


By Rashid Shirinov

A meeting over settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be held in Athens on September 25, Chairman of the PACE Subcommittee on conflicts, co-rapporteur of the PACE Monitoring Committee on Azerbaijan Stefan Schennach told Report on June 30.

He reminded that the next meeting on the conflict resolution was planned to be held in Vienna. “However, due to the difficult international situation, it is impossible to gather the partners together, so the meeting was postponed,” said Schennach.

He noted that participation of all partners involved in the peacekeeping process, as well as members of the OSCE Minsk Group, is envisaged for the meeting in Athens.

“Settlement of four conflicts in the space of the Council of Europe will be discussed during the meeting, but the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is considered a priority,” he added.

Schennach also noted that a break in the negotiations for a peaceful settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is due to the changes in the Armenian Parliament.

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding regions. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed and over 1 million were displaced as a result of the large-scale hostilities. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations.

Armenia still controls fifth part of Azerbaijan's territory and rejects implementing four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding districts.

URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/162741.html

Print version

Views: 1571

Connect with us. Get latest news and updates.

Recommend news to friend

  • Your name:
  • Your e-mail:
  • Friend's name:
  • Friend's e-mail: