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By Sara Israfilbayova

The government of the Federal Republic of Germany considers the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven adjacent regions controlled by the Armenian armed forces to be part of Azerbaijan and does not recognize the so-called “Nagorno-Karabakh Republic”.

The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) of the Bundestag sent a request to the German government on the topic “German-Armenian Relations”, which also included some questions about Nagorno-Karabakh.

Commenting on the question “How does the German government assess the international legal status of Nagorno-Karabakh?”, the government stressed that the Nagorno-Karabakh region is part of Azerbaijan.

Since 1992, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has become predominantly a problem of international importance. After Azerbaijan became a member of the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), in accordance with the principles of this organization, the solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was in the focus of public participants.

The OSCE Minsk Group, which, along with the co-chairs - Russia, the U.S. and France - includes Belarus, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Finland and Turkey, was established for settlement of the conflict.

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions.

During the battles, more than 20,000 people were killed, more than 50,000 people were wounded and maimed. More than 1 million people, victims of the policy of genocide and ethnic cleansing carried out by Armenia against Azerbaijan, live in the situation of refugees and IDPs, are deprived of basic human rights.

Despite the demands expressed in UN Security Council resolutions on the need to recognize the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the release of the occupied territories of Azerbaijan without preconditions, Armenia continues to pursue its aggressive policy.

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Sara Israfilbayova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Sara_999Is

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