"I asked Mr. Lajcak to mention these issues during his visit to Yerevan, so that we also know to prepare people for peace or to resolve the conflict in another way," Mammadyarov said.
The minister also noted that Miroslav Lajcak is rather positive regarding the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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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