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MEDVEDEV TO MEET WITH AZERBAIJANI, ARMENIAN LEADERS
RIA Novosti
October 26, 2010
ASTRAKHAN
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has arrived in the city of Astrakhan
in south European Russia, where on Wednesday he will meet with the
Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders.
Medvedev, Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan are to discuss the Nagorny
Karabakh peace process.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorny Karabakh,
a predominantly ethnic Armenian region, first erupted in 1988, when
the region claimed independence from Azerbaijan to join Armenia.
Over 30,000 people are estimated to have died on both sides between
1988 and 1994, when a ceasefire was agreed. Nagorny Karabakh has
remained in Armenian control and tensions between Azerbaijan and
Armenia have persisted.
In May, the region elected a 33-seat parliament with a voter turnout
of almost 68%. Azerbaijani officials called the elections "illegal,"
saying they could seriously harm peace efforts.
The OSCE Minsk Group, comprising the United States, Russia and France,
was created in 1992 to encourage a peaceful, negotiated resolution
to the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorny Karabakh.
From: A. Papazian
RIA Novosti
October 26, 2010
ASTRAKHAN
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has arrived in the city of Astrakhan
in south European Russia, where on Wednesday he will meet with the
Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders.
Medvedev, Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan are to discuss the Nagorny
Karabakh peace process.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorny Karabakh,
a predominantly ethnic Armenian region, first erupted in 1988, when
the region claimed independence from Azerbaijan to join Armenia.
Over 30,000 people are estimated to have died on both sides between
1988 and 1994, when a ceasefire was agreed. Nagorny Karabakh has
remained in Armenian control and tensions between Azerbaijan and
Armenia have persisted.
In May, the region elected a 33-seat parliament with a voter turnout
of almost 68%. Azerbaijani officials called the elections "illegal,"
saying they could seriously harm peace efforts.
The OSCE Minsk Group, comprising the United States, Russia and France,
was created in 1992 to encourage a peaceful, negotiated resolution
to the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorny Karabakh.
From: A. Papazian