EU closely following Karabakh conflict developments

By Trend

The European Union (EU) is closely following developments over the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Kestutis Jankauskas, newly appointed head of the EU delegation to Azerbaijan, told reporters in Baku on September 20.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries 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 districts.

The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.