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RUSSIAN, ARMENIAN, AZERBAIJAN LEADERS IN TALKS ON ENCLAVE
Agence France Presse
June 4 2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev held talks Thursday with Armenian
counterpart Serzh Sarkisian and Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev on
economic and regional issues in the Caucasus.
They dealt principally with the search for a solution to the future
status of the disputed Nagorny Karabakh, a war-torn enclave of
Azerbaijan with a largely ethnic Armenian population.
"We are persistently seeking a way that would allow Nagorny Karabakh
to live safely on its traditional land and determine its fate,"
Sarkisian said ahead of talks with Medvedev.
Medvedev also discussed "regional problems and energy security issues"
with Aliyev, who voiced satisfaction "with the way our relations
develop in various directions."
Russia has been mediating talks between the two countries over
Nagorny Karabakh, the scene of a war in the early 1990s, reflecting
long-standing Russian interest in the region.
Nagorny Karabakh broke free of Baku's control in the early 1990s in
a war that killed nearly 30,000 people and forced two million to flee
their homes.
Shootings between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the region remain
common despite a 1994 ceasefire.
Agence France Presse
June 4 2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev held talks Thursday with Armenian
counterpart Serzh Sarkisian and Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev on
economic and regional issues in the Caucasus.
They dealt principally with the search for a solution to the future
status of the disputed Nagorny Karabakh, a war-torn enclave of
Azerbaijan with a largely ethnic Armenian population.
"We are persistently seeking a way that would allow Nagorny Karabakh
to live safely on its traditional land and determine its fate,"
Sarkisian said ahead of talks with Medvedev.
Medvedev also discussed "regional problems and energy security issues"
with Aliyev, who voiced satisfaction "with the way our relations
develop in various directions."
Russia has been mediating talks between the two countries over
Nagorny Karabakh, the scene of a war in the early 1990s, reflecting
long-standing Russian interest in the region.
Nagorny Karabakh broke free of Baku's control in the early 1990s in
a war that killed nearly 30,000 people and forced two million to flee
their homes.
Shootings between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the region remain
common despite a 1994 ceasefire.