Azerbaijan, Baku, Apr. 16 / Trend M.Aliyev /
Azerbaijan is seeking alternative resolutions to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Socio-Political Department head Ali Hasanov said.
"Azerbaijan is taking adequate steps in search of an effective solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Currently, anti-American propaganda is primarily directed against the Congress and the U.S. authorities, supporting Armenian's aggressive policy," he 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 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 region and the occupied territories.
Hasanov said Azerbaijan has supported the United States in its peacekeeping mission. The country nearly spoiled its relations with Muslim countries and took U.S. interests in energy issues into account.
"We have repeatedly told the United States that they are one of three countries addressing the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. We called on Armenia to be attentive to the issue to overcome the tough situation. In recent times, the Azerbaijani public, media and MPs have been frustrated in this sense," Hasanov said.
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