Hillary Clinton to push for Garabagh solution
The Upper Garabagh conflict will be top of agenda during the U.S.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to the South
Caucasus.
The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Philip J. Crowley told a news conference in Washington, D.C., that Hillary Clinton will try to convince the Azeri and Armenian presidents of the importance of stepping up efforts towards solution to Upper Garabagh conflict.
Crowley noted that Turkey-Armenia rapprochement would be the focus of attention during the visit.
Clinton is expected to visit the region on July 1-5.
Russian, the United States and French presidents, who were meeting at G8 summit in Toronto, Canada, last week, issued a joint statement on the Upper Garabagh conflict, calling on the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders to speed up work on the Main principles of the conflict resolution in order to start drafting a Peace agreement.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims to Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Garabagh region and seven provinces surrounding it. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions demanding the unconditional liberation of the Nagorno-Garabagh region and other occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Philip J. Crowley told a news conference in Washington, D.C., that Hillary Clinton will try to convince the Azeri and Armenian presidents of the importance of stepping up efforts towards solution to Upper Garabagh conflict.
Crowley noted that Turkey-Armenia rapprochement would be the focus of attention during the visit.
Clinton is expected to visit the region on July 1-5.
Russian, the United States and French presidents, who were meeting at G8 summit in Toronto, Canada, last week, issued a joint statement on the Upper Garabagh conflict, calling on the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders to speed up work on the Main principles of the conflict resolution in order to start drafting a Peace agreement.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims to Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Garabagh region and seven provinces surrounding it. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions demanding the unconditional liberation of the Nagorno-Garabagh region and other occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
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