Taking into account security in the region, Azerbaijan first should solve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, U.S first ambassador to Azerbaijan, Robert Finn, said.
“I think Azerbaijan is moving forward. In security I would definitely include solving the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh and ending the war, Finn told Trend News.
He said that the big issue is to return one million refugees to their places.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan lost all of Nagorno-Karabakh except for Shusha and Khojali in December 1991. In 1992-93, Armenian armed forces occupied Shusha, Khojali and 7 districts surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France, and the U.S. – are currently holding the peace negotiations.
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