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Presidents of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan Discuss Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Russian President Putin with Azeri President Aliyev and Armenian
President Sargsyan in Sochi on August 9
(c) RIA Novosti. Alexei Druzhinin
15:14 10/08/2014
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BOCHAROV RUCHEY (SOCHI), August 10 (RIA Novosti) - A trilateral
meeting between the presidents of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan
focused on the current situation in Nagorno-Karabakh started Sunday in
the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Russia's southern resort city of
Sochi.
The meeting comes amid sharp ratcheting up of tensions along the
contact line of Nagorno-Karabakh with Azerbaijan which led to
casualties on the both sides.
On Saturday, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian leader Serzh
Sargsyan held separate meetings with Vladimir Putin. During the
negotiations the warring sides exchanged opinions on the situation in
the region. Aliyev said that the conflict has dragged on and required
an immediate solution and Sargsyan blamed the Azari side for
"intentional escalation of the situation."
Moscow in its turn also expressed concerns about the situation in
Nagorno-Karabakh, which, according to Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov
remains "tense and volatile."
According to the Defense Ministry of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic,
recent attacks in the past days have claimed the lives of 25 Azeri and
five Armenian soldiers. The Azeri side insists it has lost 12
servicemen.
The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh has
not abated since 1988 when the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region with
predominantly ethnic Armenian population announced its withdrawal from
the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.
Following armed actions in 1992-1994 that left some 30,000 people dead
Azerbaijan lost control over Karabakh and the adjacent territories.
Nagorno-Karabakh declared independence but does not participate in
negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan which are still
technically at war after a conflict over the disputed region.
A ceasefire was agreed on in 1994, but a permanent peace deal has
still not been signed. 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.
http://en.ria.ru/politics/20140810/191884746/Presidents-of-Russia-Armenia-Azerbaijan-Discuss-Nagorno-Karabakh.html
From: A. Papazian
Russian President Putin with Azeri President Aliyev and Armenian
President Sargsyan in Sochi on August 9
(c) RIA Novosti. Alexei Druzhinin
15:14 10/08/2014
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BOCHAROV RUCHEY (SOCHI), August 10 (RIA Novosti) - A trilateral
meeting between the presidents of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan
focused on the current situation in Nagorno-Karabakh started Sunday in
the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Russia's southern resort city of
Sochi.
The meeting comes amid sharp ratcheting up of tensions along the
contact line of Nagorno-Karabakh with Azerbaijan which led to
casualties on the both sides.
On Saturday, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian leader Serzh
Sargsyan held separate meetings with Vladimir Putin. During the
negotiations the warring sides exchanged opinions on the situation in
the region. Aliyev said that the conflict has dragged on and required
an immediate solution and Sargsyan blamed the Azari side for
"intentional escalation of the situation."
Moscow in its turn also expressed concerns about the situation in
Nagorno-Karabakh, which, according to Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov
remains "tense and volatile."
According to the Defense Ministry of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic,
recent attacks in the past days have claimed the lives of 25 Azeri and
five Armenian soldiers. The Azeri side insists it has lost 12
servicemen.
The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh has
not abated since 1988 when the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region with
predominantly ethnic Armenian population announced its withdrawal from
the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.
Following armed actions in 1992-1994 that left some 30,000 people dead
Azerbaijan lost control over Karabakh and the adjacent territories.
Nagorno-Karabakh declared independence but does not participate in
negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan which are still
technically at war after a conflict over the disputed region.
A ceasefire was agreed on in 1994, but a permanent peace deal has
still not been signed. 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.
http://en.ria.ru/politics/20140810/191884746/Presidents-of-Russia-Armenia-Azerbaijan-Discuss-Nagorno-Karabakh.html
From: A. Papazian