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    ITAR TASS, Russia
    Aug 10 2014

    Patience, wisdom and respect required to settle Karabakh conflict - Putin

    Russia
    August 10, 17:05 UTC+4 SOCHI


    Putin praised the intention by both the Armenian and Azeri presidents
    to settle the problem peacefully

    SOCHI, August 10 /ITAR-TASS/. Patience, wisdom and respect for each
    other are required to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh territorial dispute
    between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Russian President Vladimir Putin said
    on Sunday.

    "We should display patience, wisdom and respect for each other to find
    a solution," Putin said at a meeting with Armenian President Serzh
    Sargsyan and Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev.

    Putin praised the intention by both the Armenian and Azeri presidents
    to settle the problem peacefully,

    "This is actually the main thing because there can be no greater
    tragedy than the death of people," the Russian president said, adding
    that the long-standing Karabakh territorial dispute was a legacy of
    the Soviet Union.

    "No doubt, any complex situations can be resolved, if there is good
    will. Such good will exists both on the part of the Azerbaijani people
    and the Armenian people," the Russian president said.

    The Armenian president said he hoped the Nagorno-Karabakh territorial
    dispute would be settled by peaceful means soon.

    "We believe that the conflict should be settled on a compromise basis,
    using the principles proposed to us by the Minsk Group co-chairmen,"
    Sargsyan said.

    The Armenian president said that the Karabakh conflict had "no
    military solution."

    In turn, the Azeri president said that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
    should be settled on a compromise basis laid by the OSCE Minsk group.

    "We hope that soon, by means of negotiations, by peaceful means, we
    shall find a solution to comply with international law and with
    justice," Aliyev said.

    Putin held bilateral talks with Aliyev and Sargsyan on Saturday
    afternoon, the Russian president said.

    International formats exist for solving the Nagorno-Karabakh problem,
    the Russian president said.

    "No doubt, we treat all these international formats with respect and
    will continue work with our colleagues," Putin said.

    Tension has heightened in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area lately.
    Both sides numerously violated the ceasefire regime, inflicting
    causalities on each other.

    Twelve Azerbaijani army servicemen were killed and several more
    wounded as a result of the conflict escalation in early August,
    according to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.

    Also, a 25-year-old Armenian serviceman was killed in a shootout in
    early August, spokesman for the Armenian defense minister Artsrun
    Oganesian earlier said.

    Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

    The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict began on February 22, 1988. On November
    29, 1989 direct rule in Nagorno-Karabakh was ended and Azerbaijan
    regained control of the region. However, a joint session of the
    Armenian parliament and the top legislative body of Nagorno-Karabakh
    later proclaimed the unification of Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia.

    On December 10, 1991, Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh held a referendum,
    boycotted by local Azeris, which approved the creation of an
    independent state.

    The struggle over Nagorno-Karabakh escalated after both Armenia and
    Azerbaijan obtained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By the
    end of 1993, the conflict had caused thousands of casualties and
    created hundreds of thousands of refugees on both sides. An unofficial
    ceasefire was reached on May 12, 1994.

    As of August, 2008, the co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group were
    attempting to negotiate a full settlement of the conflict. On August
    2, 2008, Aliyev and Sargsyan travelled to Moscow for talks with Dmitry
    Medvedev, who was Russian president at the time. As a result, the
    three presidents signed an agreement that calls for talks on a
    political settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

    http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/744304



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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