Nalbandian, Lavrov discuss Karabakh conflict settlement
11.07.2017,
19:17
Edward Nalbandian, Armenian foreign minister, met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday in Mauerbach, the press office of the Armenian foreign ministry reports.
YEREVAN, July 11. /ARKA/. Edward Nalbandian, Armenian foreign minister, met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday in Mauerbach, the press office of the Armenian foreign ministry reports.
They traveled to Mauerbach for an informal foreign-ministerial meeting of the OSCE.
According to the press release, the ministers considered prospects for developing Russian-Armenian allied interaction paying special attention to compliance with the arrangements made by Armenian and Russian leaders.
Karabakh conflict settlement was discussed at the meeting as well.
The two countries' foreign ministers also exchanged opinions about a number of regional problems.
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.
Since 1992, talks 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---
They traveled to Mauerbach for an informal foreign-ministerial meeting of the OSCE.
According to the press release, the ministers considered prospects for developing Russian-Armenian allied interaction paying special attention to compliance with the arrangements made by Armenian and Russian leaders.
Karabakh conflict settlement was discussed at the meeting as well.
The two countries' foreign ministers also exchanged opinions about a number of regional problems.
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.
Since 1992, talks 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---
