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Nagorno-Karabakh Area
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16:12 02/08/2014
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MOSCOW, August 2 (RIA Novosti) - Recent escalation of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which led to numerous casualties, is a
serious violation of ceasefire agreements, a spokesperson for the
Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
The Russian Foreign Ministry "extends its most sincere condolences to
the families of the victims" and "considers the events of the past few
days a serious violation of ceasefire agreements and declared
intention to find a political settlement of the conflict."
"Further escalation is unacceptable. We urge all the warring sides to
exercise restraint, give up the use of force and take urgent measures
aimed at destabilizing the situation," Maria Zakharova, the deputy
director of the ministry's information and press department, said in a
statement.
Tensions along the contact line of Nagorno-Karabakh with Azerbaijan
have been running high over the past few days.
On July 31, the army of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
announced that two of its soldiers had died in armed clashes with
Azeri troops. Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry in its turn said that the
country's army had lost nine troops.
The Nagorno-Karabakh dispute flared up in 1988, when the
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region with predominantly ethnic Armenian
population announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet
Socialist Republic.
In September 1991, the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed. Baku
called the move illegal.
The armed conflict which erupted soon after had claimed the lives of
up to 30,000 before a ceasefire was established in 1994. Since 1992,
the OSCE Minsk Group and its co-chairs Russia, France and the United
States have been negotiating a lasting and peaceful settlement of the
conflict.
Armenia insists on international recognition of Nagorno-Karabah's
right to self-determination, whereas Azerbaijan demands support for
its territorial integrity.
From: A. Papazian
Foreign Ministry
Nagorno-Karabakh Area
(c) RIA Novosti. Ilya Pitalev
16:12 02/08/2014
http://en.ria.ru/world/20140802/191624268/Events-in-Nagorno-Karabakh-Violate-Ceasefire-Agreements--Russian.html
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MOSCOW, August 2 (RIA Novosti) - Recent escalation of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which led to numerous casualties, is a
serious violation of ceasefire agreements, a spokesperson for the
Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
The Russian Foreign Ministry "extends its most sincere condolences to
the families of the victims" and "considers the events of the past few
days a serious violation of ceasefire agreements and declared
intention to find a political settlement of the conflict."
"Further escalation is unacceptable. We urge all the warring sides to
exercise restraint, give up the use of force and take urgent measures
aimed at destabilizing the situation," Maria Zakharova, the deputy
director of the ministry's information and press department, said in a
statement.
Tensions along the contact line of Nagorno-Karabakh with Azerbaijan
have been running high over the past few days.
On July 31, the army of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
announced that two of its soldiers had died in armed clashes with
Azeri troops. Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry in its turn said that the
country's army had lost nine troops.
The Nagorno-Karabakh dispute flared up in 1988, when the
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region with predominantly ethnic Armenian
population announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet
Socialist Republic.
In September 1991, the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed. Baku
called the move illegal.
The armed conflict which erupted soon after had claimed the lives of
up to 30,000 before a ceasefire was established in 1994. Since 1992,
the OSCE Minsk Group and its co-chairs Russia, France and the United
States have been negotiating a lasting and peaceful settlement of the
conflict.
Armenia insists on international recognition of Nagorno-Karabah's
right to self-determination, whereas Azerbaijan demands support for
its territorial integrity.
From: A. Papazian