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BRITAIN WARN OVER TRAVELS TO OCCUPIED NAGORNO-KARABAKH REGION
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Aug 7 2014
The United Kingdom advised to refrain from travel to Azerbaijan's
Nagorno-Karabakh region and the military occupied area surrounding it.
"There have been ceasefire violations along the Armenia-Azerbaijan
border and line of contact which resulted in a number of deaths and
casualties," the Foreign and Commonwealth Office stated. "Anyone who
has visited Nagorno-Karabakh without the permission of the Azerbaijani
authorities will be refused entry to Azerbaijan."
The statement further notes that all British nationals traveling to
Azerbaijan must obtain a visa in advance.
During the recent days, Azerbaijani positions have been constantly
under attack, and 13 servicemen have been killed, several more were
wounded. Armenian side suffered more losses while trying to hide this
fact from the public.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in
1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a
result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries 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.
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Aug 7 2014
The United Kingdom advised to refrain from travel to Azerbaijan's
Nagorno-Karabakh region and the military occupied area surrounding it.
"There have been ceasefire violations along the Armenia-Azerbaijan
border and line of contact which resulted in a number of deaths and
casualties," the Foreign and Commonwealth Office stated. "Anyone who
has visited Nagorno-Karabakh without the permission of the Azerbaijani
authorities will be refused entry to Azerbaijan."
The statement further notes that all British nationals traveling to
Azerbaijan must obtain a visa in advance.
During the recent days, Azerbaijani positions have been constantly
under attack, and 13 servicemen have been killed, several more were
wounded. Armenian side suffered more losses while trying to hide this
fact from the public.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in
1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a
result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries 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.