RUSSIAN FM SAYS RENEWED WAR IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH UNTHINKABLE
YEREVAN, April 8. / ARKA /. Russia regards the possibility of renewed
war in Nagorno-Karabakh as unthinkable, Russian foreign minister
Sergey Lavrov said at a joint news conference in Moscow with his
Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian following their talks.
“I am sure that despite military rhetoric, none of the parties want
it. All our steps for the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
are aimed at finding as soon as possible a mutually acceptable peace
formula,” Lavrov said.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict erupted into armed clashes after the
collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s as the predominantly
Armenian-populated enclave of Azerbaijan sought to secede from
Azerbaijan and declared its independence backed by a successful
referendum. A truce was brokered by Russia in 1994, although no
permanent peace agreement has been signed.
Since then, Nagorno-Karabakh and several adjacent regions have been
under the control of Armenian forces of Karabakh. Nagorno-Karabakh
is the longest-running post-Soviet era conflict and has continued
to simmer despite the relative peace of the past two decades, with
snipers causing tens of deaths a year.-0-
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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