Azerbaijan, Baku, 26 May / corr. Trend S. Agayeva/ The conditions have been created to continue the peace talks on settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict, Khazar Ibrahim, the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan, said to media while commenting on the upcoming meeting of the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia in St Petersburg on 6 June.
" Azerbaijan expects a constructive position from the new Armenian government on the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict," Ibrahim said.
According to Ibrahim, Armenia should demonstrate a will, understand realities, and should take steps for the solution of the conflict. "The new conditions to continue the peace talks can contribute to the solution of the conflict," said Ibrahim.
The Resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh passed by the UN General Assembly has created favorable conditions to continue talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Ibrahim stated.
The UN General Assembly supported Resolution on Situation in the Occupied Territory of Azerbaijan introduced by Azerbaijan. The Resolution demanded the immediate, full and unconditional withdrawal of all the Armenian armed forces from all the occupied territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Resolution confirms 'the indefeasible right of the population driven out the occupied territory of Azerbaijan, to return to their homeland and demands to create appropriate conditions for their return including comprehensive rehabilitation of the territory damaged by the conflict'.
The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began in 1988 due to Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Since 1992, Armenian Armed Forces have occupied 20% of Azerbaijan including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven surrounding districts. In 1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement at which time the active hostilities ended. The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group ( Russia, France, and the US) are currently holding peaceful negotiations.