(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 2. Azerbaijan retook
the lands that belonged to it in the first place, Russian Minister
of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Russia
24 TV channel, trend reports.
He noted that the history of the Karabakh war dates back
decades, thus adding that for many years Armenia held Azerbaijani
lands under occupation.
'Russia offered numerous options that the previous Armenian
leadership didn't take too well, wishing to keep Azerbaijan's
territories under occupation,' Lavrov stressed.
The Karabakh conflict between the two South Caucasus countries
began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against
Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, the Armenian Armed
Forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including Karabakh and
seven surrounding districts. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was
followed by peace negotiations.
Following over a month of military action to liberate its
territories from Armenian occupation from late Sept. to early Nov.
2020, Azerbaijan has pushed Armenia to sign the surrender document.
The trilateral statement was signed by the Azerbaijani, Armenia,
and Russian leaders.
A complete ceasefire and a cessation of all hostilities in the
zone of the Karabakh conflict were introduced on Nov. 10, 2020.
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