Azerbaijan protests Swiss MPs' visit to occupied land
Azerbaijan has issued a protest to the Swiss government over two Swiss MPs' visit to its territories occupied by Armenia, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev said Tuesday.
"The Swiss Foreign Ministry confirmed their visit to the occupied territories, but stressed that it was a private visit," Abdullayev said, adding that the ministry once again confirmed the recognition of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity.
Azerbaijan and Armenia have been locked in bitter conflict, which emerged in 1988 when Armenia levelled territorial claims against its South Caucasus neighbor. The two countries fought a lengthy war that ended with the signing of a precarious cease-fire in 1994. Armenian armed forces have since occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region, defying international calls and UN resolutions. Peace talks, brokered by the United States, Russia and France through the OSCE Minsk Group, have been largely fruitless so far.
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