Vladimir Dobrovolsky. Armenia and Azerbaijan discuss Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict on the sidelines of the Eastern partnership summit in Riga, which will be held may 21 - 22, said the EU Commissioner.
Armenia and Azerbaijan participate in the program of the EU Eastern partnership, which also includes Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
"on Nagorno-Karabakh, there is the so-called Minsk process, which is chaired by one of our member countries - France and the Russian Federation and the USA. They organize meetings of the presidents of the country pairs, Ministers of foreign Affairs of the country pairs. In Riga will host another meeting of the presidents or Ministers of foreign Affairs. This is one of the few processes where the European Union is not involved, " said EU Commissioner, who wished to remain anonymous.
He said that the resolution of the conflict " the format is not changing."" We are absolutely sure that the efforts of the Russian, American and French colleagues to do everything They can. But, unfortunately, This is a very difficult question, " said the European official.
The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh continues since 1988, when populated mostly by Armenians of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous oblast (NKAO) said on secession from the Azerbaijan SSR. After hostilities 1992 and 1994, Azerbaijan lost oversight over Karabakh and seven surrounding districts. Nagorno-Karabakh declared independence, But is not a party to the negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The settlement of the conflict engaged in the OSCE Minsk group, which is being co-chaired by Russia, USA and France. Members of the OSCE Minsk group are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Finland and Turkey.
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