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11 December 2012 [16:39] - Today.Az
The Nagorno-Karabakh problem is always in the spotlight of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the organisation's secretary general Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu told Trend on Tuesday.
"The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is always uppermost with the OIC and the organisation always supports Azerbaijan's just position on this issue," Ihsanoglu said.
Ihsanoglu underlined that he has a particular view towards this problem someone who is thoroughly familiar with it.
"In the 1990s I experienced this problem together with the Azerbaijani brothers," Ihsanoglu said.
The OIC carries out serious work to intensify acquainting the Muslim communities with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Ihsanoglu said.
He believes that his last speech on Nagorno-Karabakh at the OSCE was not supported by a number of bodies.
"The support we give to Azerbaijan on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue is not directed against any country. This is a matter of international law and the OIC will always provide the necessary support," he stressed.
One of the basic principles in creating the organisation is Islamic solidarity, Ihsanoglu said.
The OIC was founded on Sept.25, 1969 at a conference of the heads of various Muslim countries in Rabat to ensure Islamic solidarity in the social, economic and political spheres, the struggle against colonialism, neo-colonialism and racism and to support the Palestine Liberation Organisation.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Central African Republic, Russian Federation, as well as the Moro National Liberation Front in the Philippines and several organisations such as the UN and NAM have observer status in the organisation. The headquarters is located in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).
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 the 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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