Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers to meet soon in Bratislava
02.12.2019,
12:43
Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Elmar Mammadyarov will meet on December 4 on the sidelines of the 26th OSCE ministerial conference in Bratislava.
YEREVAN, December 2. /ARKA/. Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Elmar Mammadyarov will meet on December 4 on the sidelines of the 26th OSCE ministerial conference in Bratislava.
The Armenian foreign ministry reports on its Facebook page that the meeting will take place under the mediation and participation of the OSCE Minsk Group.
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Karabakh, 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. Some 30,000 people were killed in this war and about one million people fled their homes.
On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the military operations. Тalks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group are being held over peaceful settlement of the conflict. The group is co-chaired by USA, Russia and France. --0--
The Armenian foreign ministry reports on its Facebook page that the meeting will take place under the mediation and participation of the OSCE Minsk Group.
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Karabakh, 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. Some 30,000 people were killed in this war and about one million people fled their homes.
On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the military operations. Тalks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group are being held over peaceful settlement of the conflict. The group is co-chaired by USA, Russia and France. --0--
