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RUSSIA TO HOST TALKS WITH LEADERS OF ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN
EuroNews
Aug 7 2014
06/08 19:24 CET
Leaders of arch-foes Armenia and Azerbaijan are expected to meet for
talks hosted by Russia as fears grow that military clashes may lead
to a resumption of one of the bloodiest post-Soviet wars.
The disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has seen fierce fighting
since last week between Azeri government forces and ethnic Armenian
separatists.
It is described as the worst flare-up of violence in years for the
breakaway enclave that lies within Azerbaijan but has a majority
Armenian population.
Armenian snipers targeted two children, one aged 9 and the other 14.
Both children were taken to hospital for treatment.
The breakaway enclave said one of its men was killed by a soldier
from the Azeri side. That raises the number killed killed on both
sides to at least eighteen.
Azerbaijan's relations with Armenia remain severely strained.
Nagorno-Karabakh has run its own affairs, backed by Armenia, since
a war two decades ago killed around 30,000 people.
Despite a 1994 ceasefire, international mediation has failed to secure
a permanent settlement.
http://euronews.com/2014/08/06/russia-to-host-talks-with-leaders-of-armenia-and-azerbaijan/
EuroNews
Aug 7 2014
06/08 19:24 CET
Leaders of arch-foes Armenia and Azerbaijan are expected to meet for
talks hosted by Russia as fears grow that military clashes may lead
to a resumption of one of the bloodiest post-Soviet wars.
The disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has seen fierce fighting
since last week between Azeri government forces and ethnic Armenian
separatists.
It is described as the worst flare-up of violence in years for the
breakaway enclave that lies within Azerbaijan but has a majority
Armenian population.
Armenian snipers targeted two children, one aged 9 and the other 14.
Both children were taken to hospital for treatment.
The breakaway enclave said one of its men was killed by a soldier
from the Azeri side. That raises the number killed killed on both
sides to at least eighteen.
Azerbaijan's relations with Armenia remain severely strained.
Nagorno-Karabakh has run its own affairs, backed by Armenia, since
a war two decades ago killed around 30,000 people.
Despite a 1994 ceasefire, international mediation has failed to secure
a permanent settlement.
http://euronews.com/2014/08/06/russia-to-host-talks-with-leaders-of-armenia-and-azerbaijan/