UN Secretary General: Rapid resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is necessary

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Azerbaijan, Baku, June 1 / Trend, S.Agayeva /
The UN Secretary General sees a need for rapid resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"Rapid and peaceful resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is necessary, and results are expected in this direction," UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said at a meeting with the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported.
Mammadyarov during the meeting with Ban Ki-moon within his working visit to the United States informed him about the negotiation process to resolve the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
He expressed satisfaction with the current level of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the organization.
Mammayarov informed Ban Ki-moon about advantages of Azerbaijan, which put forward his candidacy to the elections of non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for 2012-2013.