US Co-Chair says meeting with Armenian FM productive and positive
30.04.2015,
14:02
The US Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group on Karabakh peace process James Warlick called the meeting with Armenia’s foreign minister Edward Nalbandyan productive and positive.
YEREVAN, April 30. /ARKA/. The US Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group on Karabakh peace process James Warlick called the meeting with Armenia’s foreign minister Edward Nalbandyan productive and positive.
"Productive and positive talks today with FM Nalbandian in Paris. Armenia is open to opportunities for NKpeace," Warlick twitted.
The Karabakh conflict started in 1988 when prevailingly Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh declared withdrawal from Azerbaijan. In a referendum on December 10, 1991, 99.89% of Nagorno-Karabakh population voted for independence from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan responded by large-scale military operations that led to loss of control not only over Nagorno-Karabakh itself, but also over seven adjoining areas. About 25-30 thousand people were killed and about a million had to leave their homes during the military operations.
A trilateral cease-fire agreement was signed on May 12, 2004, and has been followed since then. The ongoing Karabakh peace process started in 1992 under auspices of OSCE Minsk Group co-chaired by the USA, Russia and France. –0--
