Celtic members visit residential complex for IDPs, refugees in Baku
Members of Celtic, accompanied British ambassador to Azerbaijan have visited the newly built residential complex for IDPs and refugees in Binagadi district of Baku where the Scottish club will clash with Azerbaijani FC Qarabag in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League 3rd qualifying round on Wednesday.
Deputy Chairman of Azerbaijan's State Committee for Refugees and IDPs Fuad Huseynov gave detailed information about history of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
He said 20 percent of Azerbaijan's territories were occupied as a result of the aggression of the Armenian armed forces.
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 two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently holding peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
AzerTac state news agency reported
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