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Aug 9 2014
Putin meets leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan as tensions over
Nagorno-Karabakh simmer
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has met separately with the
leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia as concerns mount over the
escalation of fighting around Nagorno-Karabakh.
Kremlin spokesman Dmtiry Peskov was quoted as saying that a joint
meeting of all three leaders on Sunday was possible.
Nagorno-Karabakh is a part of Azerbaijan but it and some surrounding
territory have been under the control of Armenian soldiers and local
Armenian forces since a 1994 cease-fire ended a separatist war. Since
then, there have been sporadic clashes, but tensions have risen
sharply in the past week as 19 soldiers were killed, 13 of them Azeri.
Years of diplomatic efforts under the auspices of the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe have made little visible progress
in resolving the dispute.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/08/09/putin-meets-leaders-armenia-azerbaijan-as-tensions-over-nagorno-karabakh-simmer/
Aug 9 2014
Putin meets leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan as tensions over
Nagorno-Karabakh simmer
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has met separately with the
leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia as concerns mount over the
escalation of fighting around Nagorno-Karabakh.
Kremlin spokesman Dmtiry Peskov was quoted as saying that a joint
meeting of all three leaders on Sunday was possible.
Nagorno-Karabakh is a part of Azerbaijan but it and some surrounding
territory have been under the control of Armenian soldiers and local
Armenian forces since a 1994 cease-fire ended a separatist war. Since
then, there have been sporadic clashes, but tensions have risen
sharply in the past week as 19 soldiers were killed, 13 of them Azeri.
Years of diplomatic efforts under the auspices of the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe have made little visible progress
in resolving the dispute.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/08/09/putin-meets-leaders-armenia-azerbaijan-as-tensions-over-nagorno-karabakh-simmer/