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The work on the settlement of Armenia-Azerbaijan
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is underway despite the coronavirus
pandemic, Spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria
Zakharova said at the briefing on April 17.
“During the recent telephone conversations of the Russian
foreign minister with his Azerbaijani and Armenian counterparts,
the issues related to the conflict settlement were also
considered,” the spokesperson said.
"Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, as well as the personal
representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office are in regular
contact with the parties of the conflict,” Zakharova said.
“The special attention is paid to the coronavirus pandemic, its
impact on the negotiation process, as well as some aspects of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement within the ongoing
consultations,” the spokesperson said. “The situation on the border
and the line of contact is discussed."
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, Armenian armed forces occupied 20
percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding regions.
The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council
resolutions on the withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno
Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
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