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The Azerbaijani community of Hungary urges the international community to demand
from Armenia to cease the illegal occupation of Azerbaijan's territories,
Chairman of Azerbaijani-Hungarian Youth Union Ibrahim Safarli told Daily
News Hungary newspaper.

He went on to add that the Azerbaijani community also demands from Armenia
to withdraw its troops from all seized lands and to engage constructively in
the conflict settlement process in accordance with the requirements of
relevant resolutions of the UN and the norms and principles of international
law.

Azerbaijani community in Hungary is worried about the worst violence for
decades over the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, he said.

On the night of April 2, 2016, all the frontier positions of Azerbaijan were
subjected to heavy fire from the Armenian side, which used large-caliber
weapons, mortars and grenade launchers.

The armed clashes resulted in deaths and injuries among the Azerbaijani
population. Azerbaijan responded with a counter-attack, which led to
liberation of several strategic heights and settlements.

There are currently hundreds of Azerbaijani youth who live, work and study
in Hungary and they are deeply concerned that peace in Caucasus region is
under danger, Safarli said.

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 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on
withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding
districts.

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