The United States does not recognize the so-called Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, the US embassy in Baku told.
The embassy was commenting on the information about the recognition of the “independence” of Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region by the US State of Georgia.
“US Foreign Policy is determined by the federal government. The resolution passed by the Georgia State House regarding Nagorno-Karabakh is an expression of opinion by a state legislative body and does not change US foreign policy on the matter,” said the embassy.
The House of Representatives of the State of Georgia has adopted some sort of a resolution on alleged “recognition” of the regime created on the territory of Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region occupied by Armenia.
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 two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently holding peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council`s four resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
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04 March 2016
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