Russia intends to hasten Karabakh conflict settlement
24.05.2018,
11:32
Russia plays an active part in the Karabakh conflict settlement and it intends to hasten this problem solution, Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson at the Russian foreign ministry said Wednesday at a briefing.
YEREVAN, May 24. /ARKA/. Russia plays an active part in the Karabakh conflict settlement and it intends to hasten this problem solution, Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson at the Russian foreign ministry said Wednesday at a briefing.
“We have no intention to play second or any other fiddle,” she said. “There is a wish to hasten the settlement by using the methods that are recognized as civilized and proven to be effective. We played a very active part. You know. We ‘ll keep doing that in a close contact with all the sides.”
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-----
“We have no intention to play second or any other fiddle,” she said. “There is a wish to hasten the settlement by using the methods that are recognized as civilized and proven to be effective. We played a very active part. You know. We ‘ll keep doing that in a close contact with all the sides.”
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-----
