Azerbaijan, Baku, April 16 /Trend, A.Huseynbala/
Another contest on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be conducted amongst journalists in Azerbaijan.
"The competition was announced by the National Assembly of Youth Organization of Republic of Azerbaijan jointly with the Union of Parliamentary Journalists," the head of the National Assembly MP Fuad Muradov told Trend on April 16.
According to him, four articles will be awarded with special prizes. "Naturally, the monetary awards will take a symbolic character. The aim is to attract national media's attention to this issue," said the MP.
In addition, promotional prizes will be awarded to four more articles. "In general, ten best articles will be selected to be translated into different languages and distributed to the foreign media outlets. Preference will be given to analytical and research articles. Under the terms of the competition, the volume of the article should not exceed three pages of A4. The matter is that foreign press mostly prefer to small articles. Articles must be submitted via e-mail to the National Assembly of Youth Organizations or Union of Parliamentary Journalists by May 16. Results of the competition will be announced on May 20," said Muradov.
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.
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