Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Munich, the country’s foreign ministry said.
Mammadyarov and Clinton are attending the 47th Security Conference in Munich.
At the meeting the sides discussed the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Mammadyarov brought Azerbaijan’s position on this conflict to his American counterpart’s attention. In her turn, Clinton noticed that it was time to make progress in the conflict.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France, and the United States – are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council’s four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
Clinton also voiced her gratitude to the Azerbaijani side for its support in anti-terrorism operations in Afghanistan.
The sides exchanged views on bilateral and regional relations, energy issues, as well as processes in the Middle East.
At the Munich Security Conference, Elmar Mamedyarov had bilateral meetings with Serbian foreign minister Vuk Jeremic, Australian foreign minister Kevin Rudd and Ukrainian foreign minister Constantine Grishenko. During these meetings, the sides discussed issues concerning the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, the various areas of bilateral cooperation, including cooperation within international organizations, as well as international security issues. The sides exchanged views on matters of mutual interest.
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