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    PUTIN SHOWCASED RUSSIA'S UNDISPUTABLE ROLE IN MAINTAINING STATUS-QUO IN KARABAKH - EXPERT

    YEREVAN, August 13. /ARKA/. Russia's president Vladimir Putin
    demonstrated Russia's unquestionable role in maintaining peace along
    the line of contact between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops at the
    trilateral meeting in Sochi, political analyst Sergey Shakaryants
    told reporters Tuesday.

    Russia's statements saying it will support a mechanism to investigate
    deadly incidents at the border mean Azerbaijan will be unmasked if
    it continues provoking and initiating truce violations at the border,
    Shakaryants said.

    In the period from end of July to the beginning of August Azerbaijan
    intensified largely its military efforts along the line of contact
    with Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). Over 25 Azerbaijani and six
    Karabakh servicemen were killed in the latest raid operations and
    attempts by Azerbaijani troops to attack Karabakh's positions.

    According to the analyst, both co-chair countries and other
    member-countries of OSCE Minsk Group may start looking into these
    cases.

    Shakaryants also said Putin managed to draw a statement about
    commitment to peaceful settlement from Aliev, which points to Russia's
    peacekeeping role.

    The trilateral meeting of the presidents of Armenia, Russia and
    Azerbaijan Serzh Sargsyan, Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliev was held
    in Sochi on August 10.

    The Karabakh conflict started in 1988 when prevailingly Armenian
    population of Nagorno-Karabakh declared withdrawal from Azerbaijan. On
    December 10, 1991, a referendum was held in Nagorno-Karabakh where
    99.89% voted for independence from Azerbaijan.

    Azerbaijan responded by large-scale military operations that led
    to loss of control not only over Nagorno-Karabakh itself, but also
    over seven adjoining areas. About 25-30 thousand people were killed
    and about a million had to leave their homes during the military
    operations.

    A trilateral cease-fire agreement was signed on May 12, 2004, and
    has been followed since then.

    The ongoing Karabakh peace process started in 1992 under auspices of
    OSCE Minsk Group co-chaired by the USA, Russia and France. -0--

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    From: A. Papazian
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