Armenian, Russian, Azerbaijani presidents to meet in Moscow
29.10.2008,
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Armenian, Russian and Azerbaijani presidents – Serzh Sargsyan, Dmitry Medvedev and Ilkham Aliev - are to meet in Moscow on Sunday to discuss settlement of Karabakh conflict, Armenian presidential press office reports.
YEREVAN, October 29. /ARKA/. Armenian, Russian and Azerbaijani presidents – Serzh Sargsyan, Dmitry Medvedev and Ilkham Aliev - are to meet in Moscow on Sunday to discuss settlement of Karabakh conflict, Armenian presidential press office reports.
The meeting will be held on Russian president’s initiative.
Medvedev voiced this idea when visited Yerevan on October 20. Upon returning to Moscow, he talked to his Azerbaijani counterpart by phone.
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Artsakh, mainly populated by Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan.
On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority of the population (99.89%) voted for secession from Azerbaijan.
Afterwards, large-scale military operations began. As a result, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven regions adjacent to it.
On May 12, 1994 Bishkek cease-fire agreement, put an end to the military operations.
Since 1992, negotiations over the peaceful settlement of the conflict have been carried out under the OSCE Minsk Group’s mediation. The group is co-chaired by USA, Russia and France.-0---
The meeting will be held on Russian president’s initiative.
Medvedev voiced this idea when visited Yerevan on October 20. Upon returning to Moscow, he talked to his Azerbaijani counterpart by phone.
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Artsakh, mainly populated by Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan.
On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority of the population (99.89%) voted for secession from Azerbaijan.
Afterwards, large-scale military operations began. As a result, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven regions adjacent to it.
On May 12, 1994 Bishkek cease-fire agreement, put an end to the military operations.
Since 1992, negotiations over the peaceful settlement of the conflict have been carried out under the OSCE Minsk Group’s mediation. The group is co-chaired by USA, Russia and France.-0---
