Nagorno-Karabakh problem discussed by foreign ministers
18.07.2015,
12:31
Armenian and Russian foreign ministers Edward Nalbandian and Sergei Lavrov discussed Friday by phone the prospects for the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, RIA Novosti reported.
YEREVAN, July 18. / ARKA /. Armenian and Russian foreign ministers Edward Nalbandian and Sergei Lavrov discussed Friday by phone the prospects for the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, RIA Novosti reported.
"The two men had an exchange of views on some bilateral and international topics, as well as the prospects for the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict", a statement posted on the Russian foreign ministry’s website said.
Lavrov discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh problem also with visiting Azerbaijani foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov in Moscow. The Russian minister was quoted as saying that time has come to intensify the negotiations on the Nagorno-Karabakh problem.
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 –
"The two men had an exchange of views on some bilateral and international topics, as well as the prospects for the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict", a statement posted on the Russian foreign ministry’s website said.
Lavrov discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh problem also with visiting Azerbaijani foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov in Moscow. The Russian minister was quoted as saying that time has come to intensify the negotiations on the Nagorno-Karabakh problem.
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 –
