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UN backs peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict

24 October 2016 17:49 (UTC+04:00)
UN backs peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict

The United Nations (UN) supports peaceful settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

UN Resident Coordinator in Baku Ghulam Isaczai made the remark while talking to reporters in Baku on October 24.

He noted that the UN supports the OSCE Minsk Group’s efforts on the issue and hopes for peaceful solution of the conflict.

The OSCE Minsk Group was created in 1992 to find a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Currently, it is co-chaired by the Russian Federation (Igor Popov), the U.S. (James Warlick) and France (Pierre Andrieu).

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. 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 the Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding districts.

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