The Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) held discussions on the establishment of the Nagorno-Karabakh Subcommittee on the last day of the structure’s spring session, PACE PresidentMovlud Cavushglutold journalists today.
“The heads of the Azerbaijani and Armenian delegations held meeting this week with my participation. The sides decided to hold a similar meeting in June in a broader format,” Cavusoglu said."Representatives of the Azerbaijani and Armenian opposition and members of the countries’ delegations to PACE also may attend the event. I have forwarded the idea on involvement of representatives of the opposition in a meeting. Today, the question of the meeting was introduced to the bureau, whose members, after discussing the matter, supported this initiative."
Regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh Subcommittee’s future work, he said the issue will be resolved after the meeting in June.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of theOSCE Minsk Group- Russia, France, and the United States — are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council’s four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the occupied territories.
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