Russian FM: Demands to liberate occupied Azerbaijani lands are on negotiation table
By Rashid Shirinov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that there are a number of solutions with regard to the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict’s settlement, including the solutions on the ceasefire.
He made remarks while addressing a press conference on Russia’s 2016 diplomacy.
“Demands to liberate the occupied territories – using peaceful means and subsequently determining Nagorno-Karabakh’s status – have always been on the negotiation table,” said Lavrov.
He noted that Russia played a decisive role in ending the bloodshed in April 2016 on the contact line between the Armenian and Azerbaijani troops.
The Russian foreign minister added that there is no consensus in the OSCE on investigation of the incidents on the contact line of the troops.
Armenia broke out a lengthy war against Azerbaijan laying territorial claims on its South Caucasus neighbor. Since a war in the early 1990s, Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan's territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed and over 1 million were displaced as a result of the large-scale hostilities.
Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding districts.
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Rashid Shirinov is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow him on Twitter: @RashidShirinov
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