Zakir Hasanov also met with the First Deputy Foreign Minister of Croatia Joschka Klisovic. The sides discussed prospects for expanding bilateral relations and security issues.
Azerbaijani defense minister informed the first deputy foreign minister of Croatia that the main threat to security in the region is Armenia. He stressed that the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict must be resolved in accordance with international law on the basis of the principle of territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
The visit of the minister of defense of Azerbaijan to Croatia continues.
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 four UN Security Council resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
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