Armenian governing party official comments on Lavrov’s visit to Yerevan
20.11.2017,
16:26
The Armenian side does not expect Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to Armenia on November 20-21 to bring a surprise in the process of the Karabakh conflict settlement , the head of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia’s parliamentary faction Vahram Baghdasaryan told journalists on Monday.
YEREVAN, November 20. /ARKA/. The Armenian side does not expect Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to Armenia on November 20-21 to bring a surprise in the process of the Karabakh conflict settlement , the head of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia’s parliamentary faction Vahram Baghdasaryan told journalists on Monday.
Sergey Lavrov is arriving in Armenia after an official visit to Azerbaijan, where he was to hold meetings with the country's leadership. During his visit to Baku, Lavrov spoke about progress in the Karabakh settlement.
"This is not the first time that a foreign minister of an OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing country makes a regional visit. At any rate, the presidents have already discussed all the plans for the settlement and made certain decisions. I do not think there will be surprises,’ Baghdasaryan 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. On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the military operations.
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. On April 2, 2016, Azerbaijan launched military assaults along the entire perimeter of its contact line with Nagorno-Karabakh. Four days later a cease-fire was reached. ---0---
Sergey Lavrov is arriving in Armenia after an official visit to Azerbaijan, where he was to hold meetings with the country's leadership. During his visit to Baku, Lavrov spoke about progress in the Karabakh settlement.
"This is not the first time that a foreign minister of an OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing country makes a regional visit. At any rate, the presidents have already discussed all the plans for the settlement and made certain decisions. I do not think there will be surprises,’ Baghdasaryan 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. On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the military operations.
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. On April 2, 2016, Azerbaijan launched military assaults along the entire perimeter of its contact line with Nagorno-Karabakh. Four days later a cease-fire was reached. ---0---
