Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 20 / Trend E.Ostapenko /
Azerbaijani Parliamentary First Vice Speaker Ziyafet Asgarov accused the international community of inaction in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"Today, international law does not work. If it worked, the Nagorno-Karabakh problem would be solved," he said at the international conference "Obstacles to Security in South Caucasus: Realities and Prospects for Regional Cooperation" in Baku today.
"If someone thinks international law and international norms will resolve the problem, then they are severely mistaken. Only Azerbaijan and its troops will be able to resolve this problem. During this period, the Minsk Group did not do anything. The solution depends only on the will and the troops of Azerbaijan," the MP said.
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 U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
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