BAKU, Oct 20 (AFP) - The former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan will take up the issue of the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which is controlled by neighboring Armenia, at the UN general assembly, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
"Azerbaijan will propose that (the UN) discuss the situation concerning Azerbaijan's occupied territories...this cannot be acceptable for the entire international community," the ministry said in a press release.
Azerbaijan fought a bloody war with its rival Armenia in 1990 over the Nagorno-Karabakh ethnic Armenian enclave that left 35,000 people dead and a million civilians displaced.
The conflict ended with a ceasefire in 1994.
The enclave was left in Armenian hands, but Azerbaijan still claims the territory, internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan claims the territory is a breeding ground for separatist extremists. Critics say this is a tactic to rally international support for Baku.
"Azerbaijan counts on the support of the UN and the whole international community," the ministry said.