OIC Foreign Ministers to discuss situation in Nagorno-Karabakh

The foreign ministers of the countries-members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation will discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on April 12 in Istanbul.

Also, the Foreign Ministers will touch upon issues of combating terrorism, Trend reports.

The 12th OIC Summit will be held in Istanbul on April 13-15.

Recall, on the night of April 2 all frontier positions of Azerbaijan were exposed to heavy fire from large-caliber weapons, mortars, grenade launchers and guns. In addition, Azerbaijani settlements near the front line, densely populated by civilians, were shelled.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20% of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US, are currently holding peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.