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U.S. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT: OCCUPATION OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH BY ARMENIA REMAINS A POTENTIAL FLASHPOINT IN THE REGION
Trend, Azerbaijan
March 13 2013
The standoff between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Armenian-occupied
Nagorno-Karabakh region remains a potential flashpoint, Director
of National Intelligence James Clapper said in his report Worldwide
Threat Assessment to the submitted to the Congress.
"Heightened rhetoric, distrust on both sides, and recurring violence
along the Line of Contact increase the risk of miscalculations that
could escalate the situation with little warning," the report says.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France and the U.S. -
are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Trend, Azerbaijan
March 13 2013
The standoff between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Armenian-occupied
Nagorno-Karabakh region remains a potential flashpoint, Director
of National Intelligence James Clapper said in his report Worldwide
Threat Assessment to the submitted to the Congress.
"Heightened rhetoric, distrust on both sides, and recurring violence
along the Line of Contact increase the risk of miscalculations that
could escalate the situation with little warning," the report says.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France and the U.S. -
are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.