Armenia’ president discusses Karabakh peace process prospects with Warlick
17.09.2014,
10:13
Armenia’s president Serzh Sargsyan received yesterday the US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group James Warlick, the presidential press office reported.
YEREVAN, September 17. /ARKA/. Armenia’s president Serzh Sargsyan received yesterday the US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group James Warlick, the presidential press office reported.
The sides discussed the current stage and the prospects for the Karabakh peace process.
Sargsyan and Warlick exchanged views on issues brought up at tripartite meeting of September 4 in Newport, initiated by US Secretary of State.
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—
