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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
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--
http://arka.am/en/news/politics/putin_showcased_russia_s_undisputable_role_in_main taining_status_quo_in_karabakh_expert/#sthash.qO1EqF5o.dpuf
From: A. Papazian