Latvia supports OSCE MG mission to resolve Karabakh conflict

  08 December 2016    Read: 1394
Latvia supports OSCE MG mission to resolve Karabakh conflict
Latvia supports the OSCE Minsk Group (MG) mediation mission aimed at resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Foreign Minister of Latvia Edgars Rinkevics said.
He made the remarks during the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting Dec. 8, according to the OSCE website.

It is vital to continue efforts for the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, he said, adding that the role of the OSCE remains very important to resolve this 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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