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30 May 2012 [19:15] - Today.Az
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Azerbaijan on June 6, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev told reporters on Wednesday.
During her visit, the Secretary of State is scheduled to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and the country's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, Abdullayev said.
He said during Clinton's visit it is planned to discuss the situation in the region, strategic partnerships, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as energy cooperation.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven 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 peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
/Trend/
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