Azerbaijan to UN court: Armenia must stop sowing land mines
1 year, 10 months ago

Azerbaijan to UN court: Armenia must stop sowing land mines

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Netherlands: Azerbaijan appealed Tuesday to the United Nations’ highest court to urgently order Armenia to stop the laying of land mines and booby traps on Azerbaijani territory and disclose the location of such explosives that already have been placed, in the latest legal battle focused on the mountainous Nagorno-Karabakh region. Azerbaijani Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Elnur Mammadov told judges at the International Court of Justice that his country has discovered more than 2,700 Armenian land mines since December 2021, when the court ordered both Azerbaijan and Armenia not to take any action that would aggravate their decades-long territorial dispute. “Armenia’s planting of land mines and booby traps in or near areas where Azerbaijanis once lived — and are expected to return — specifically to terrorize Azerbaijanis must be understood in the broad context of its over three decade long campaign of ethnic cleansing and anti-Azerbaijani incitement,” he said. Lawyers representing Azerbaijan denied Tuesday that their request for what the court calls “provisional measures” was a tit-for-tat filing following Armenia’s request that was discussed Monday.

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Armenia, Azerbaijan agree deal on disputed sections of shared border
7 months, 1 week ago

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree deal on disputed sections of shared border

The Hindu  

Armenia and Azerbaijan said on May 16 they had agreed a deal on disputed sections of their shared border, a new step towards normalising ties between the historic rivals. The deal between the two Caucasus nations, both former Soviet republics, includes the return to Azerbaijan of four border villages seized by Armenia in the 1990s. Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministries …

Armenia and Azerbaijan move closer to normalizing ties as the first border marker goes up
8 months ago

Armenia and Azerbaijan move closer to normalizing ties as the first border marker goes up

LA Times  

Ethnic Armenians from the Nagorno-Karabakh region sit next to their belongings near a tent camp after arriving in Goris, Armenia, in September. Armenia and Azerbaijan on Tuesday came a step closer toward normalizing relations after a bitter conflict over territory, as experts in both countries worked to demarcate their boundaries and the first border marker was placed. The two nations …

Armenia asks UN court to throw out Azerbaijan’s claim alleging racial discrimination
8 months ago

Armenia asks UN court to throw out Azerbaijan’s claim alleging racial discrimination

The Independent  

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Armenia claims Azerbaijan ‘completed’ ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh
8 months, 1 week ago

Armenia claims Azerbaijan ‘completed’ ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh

Al Jazeera  

Azerbaijan systematically ‘erasing’ all traces of ethnic Armenians in the disputed region, Yerevan says. Azerbaijan has “completed” the ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia claimed to the UN’s top court. In a case brought by Yerevan against its Caucus neighbour and rival over alleged discrimination and ethnic cleansing, lawyers for Armenia on Tuesday told the International Court of Justice that Baku …

Azerbaijan must let ethnic Armenians return to Nagorno-Karabakh: UN court
1 year, 1 month ago

Azerbaijan must let ethnic Armenians return to Nagorno-Karabakh: UN court

Al Jazeera  

Tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians fled the region after Azeri forces seized the territory after a lightning offensive. Judges at the top UN court have said that Azerbaijan must allow ethnic Armenians who fled Nagorno-Karabakh during an Azerbaijani military takeover to return to their homes. In a decision on Friday, the International Court of Justice said that previous ethnic …

‘We will not give away our land’: Armenians near Azerbaijan exclave
1 year, 2 months ago

‘We will not give away our land’: Armenians near Azerbaijan exclave

Al Jazeera  

Following the takeover of Nagorno-Karabakh, which led to an almost full exodus of its Armenian population, fear grows among locals. Meghri, Armenia – One week after Azerbaijan seized Nagorno-Karabakh, Margo, a 74-year-old retired piano instructor, sat in a cafe and wondered if her hometown of Meghri, in southern Armenia, would soon share Karabakh’s fate. Following Azerbaijan’s victory over Nagorno-Karabakh, which …

Azerbaijan's capture of Nagorno-Karabakh opens up challenges for India in the South Caucasus
1 year, 2 months ago

Azerbaijan's capture of Nagorno-Karabakh opens up challenges for India in the South Caucasus

Firstpost  

As India refigures its foreign policy to a region now changed by Armenia’s defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh, it almost certainly will have to seek out other, more stable avenues for its infrastructure ties given the potential of the INSTC project Wile the latest round of the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, the long-disputed Armenian enclave within Azerbaijan, seems to have been over within …

Ethnic Armenians who fled Nagorno-Karabakh long for home, decry Azerbaijan
1 year, 2 months ago

Ethnic Armenians who fled Nagorno-Karabakh long for home, decry Azerbaijan

Al Jazeera  

Having fled the long-troubled mountainous enclave, many say they will not return as they bank on more support from Yerevan. “When I was there, I felt completely free.” Until recently, Nagorno-Karabakh, a long-troubled mountainous enclave, was home to about 120,000 ethnic Armenians who dominated the region. Aliyev said his “iron fist” restored Azerbaijan’s sovereignty. Late last month, Nagorno-Karabakh’s ethnic Armenian …

Armenians fleeing Nagorno Karabakh say their people have been erased
1 year, 2 months ago

Armenians fleeing Nagorno Karabakh say their people have been erased

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Simply put this is a modern ethnic cleansing that …

Armenia grapples with multiple challenges after the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh
1 year, 2 months ago

Armenia grapples with multiple challenges after the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh

Associated Press  

Tens of thousands of now-homeless people have streamed into Armenia from the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, controlled by its emboldened adversary, Azerbaijan. Pashinyan has accused the peacekeepers of failing to prevent the recent hostilities by Azerbaijan, which also could make new territorial threats against Armenia, Russia has been distracted by its war in Ukraine, which has eroded its influence in …

Almost all of Nagorno-Karabakh's people have left, Armenia's government says
1 year, 2 months ago

Almost all of Nagorno-Karabakh's people have left, Armenia's government says

The Hindu  

An ethnic Armenian exodus has nearly emptied Nagorno-Karabakh of residents since Azerbaijan attacked and ordered the breakaway region’s militants to disarm, the Armenian government said Saturday. Pashinyan has alleged the ethnic Armenian exodus amounted to “a direct act of an ethnic cleansing and depriving people of their motherland.” Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry strongly rejected the characterization, saying the mass migration by …

Armenia claims nearly all ethnic Armenians left Nagorno-Karabakh since Azerbaijan took over
1 year, 2 months ago

Armenia claims nearly all ethnic Armenians left Nagorno-Karabakh since Azerbaijan took over

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The exodus comes after the Armenian enclave — estimated before to have a population of 120,000 – saw its decades-long fight against Azerbaijani rule end in sudden defeat Armenia said Saturday that over 100,000 people have fled Nagorno-Karabakh, meaning nearly all the official population of the ethnic Armenian enclave has left since Azerbaijan seized back control. The exodus comes after …

Armenia says more than 100,000 people fled Nagorno-Karabakh
1 year, 2 months ago

Armenia says more than 100,000 people fled Nagorno-Karabakh

Al Jazeera  

An ethnic Armenian exodus has nearly emptied Nagorno-Karabakh of residents since Azerbaijan attacked and ordered the breakaway region’s fighter groups to disarm, the Armenian government has said. “Just a fraction of the population remains in this enclave where people have been assured that they will not be persecuted by Azerbaijani forces as they take control of these areas.” The region’s …

More than 80% of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population flees as future uncertain for those who remain
1 year, 2 months ago

More than 80% of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population flees as future uncertain for those who remain

Associated Press  

YEREVAN, Armenia — The exodus of more than 80% of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh raises questions about Azerbaijan’s plans for the ethnic Armenian enclave following its lightning offensive last week to reclaim the breakaway region. The Armenian government said Friday evening that more than 97,700 people, from a population of around 120,000, had fled to Armenia since Azerbaijan attacked and …

More than 70% of Nagorno-Karabakh's population flees as separatist government says it will dissolve
1 year, 2 months ago

More than 70% of Nagorno-Karabakh's population flees as separatist government says it will dissolve

The Independent  

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Half of Nagorno-Karabakh's population flees as the separatist government says it will dissolve
1 year, 2 months ago

Half of Nagorno-Karabakh's population flees as the separatist government says it will dissolve

The Hindu  

The separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh said Thursday it will dissolve itself and the unrecognized republic will cease to exist by year's end after a three-decade bid for independence, while Armenian officials said over half of the region's population has already fled. The moves came after Azerbaijan carried out a lightning offensive last week to reclaim full control over the region …

Thousands of ethnic Armenians flee from Nagorno-Karabakh
1 year, 2 months ago

Thousands of ethnic Armenians flee from Nagorno-Karabakh

Al Jazeera  

Hungry and exhausted ethnic Armenian families are fleeing their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan defeated separatist forces in the breakaway region last week. The ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh – part of Azerbaijan that had been beyond Baku’s control since the dissolution of the Soviet Union – began fleeing into Armenia this week after separatist forces were routed in a lightning …

War in Caucasus: On Azerbaijan’s recapture of Nagorno-Karabakh
1 year, 2 months ago

War in Caucasus: On Azerbaijan’s recapture of Nagorno-Karabakh

The Hindu  

Azerbaijan’s brisk military recapture of Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-populated enclave within its borders, shows the changing power dynamics in the Caucasus, where American, Russian and Turkish interests collide. The roots of the conflict go back to the final days of the Soviet Union when the enclave’s majority Armenian-Christian population held a referendum to break away from the Shia majority Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan …

Thousands of Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh as Turkish president is set to visit Azerbaijan
1 year, 2 months ago

Thousands of Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh as Turkish president is set to visit Azerbaijan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of Armenians streamed out …

The West has a moral responsibility to help build peace in Nagorno-Karabakh
1 year, 2 months ago

The West has a moral responsibility to help build peace in Nagorno-Karabakh

Al Jazeera  

International inaction has allowed for a tragic cycle of violence and displacement in Nagorno-Karabakh. For the third time in 30 years – and the second in three – the international community has failed to prevent conflict between Azerbaijan and the ethnic Armenians of its breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region. Three days later, as Azeri forces moved to take control of many villages, …

Azerbaijan seizes arms from Nagorno-Karabakh separatists
1 year, 3 months ago

Azerbaijan seizes arms from Nagorno-Karabakh separatists

Al Jazeera  

Azerbaijani forces tightened their grip on the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh as international concern mounted over the plight of tens of thousands of ethnic Armenian civilians trapped there. As the first Red Cross aid convoy crossed into the disputed enclave since Azerbaijan launched a lightning offensive last week, Baku’s forces said rebel “demilitarisation” had begun. “We have more like that …

Azerbaijan troops ‘all around’ Nagorno-Karabakh separatist stronghold
1 year, 3 months ago

Azerbaijan troops ‘all around’ Nagorno-Karabakh separatist stronghold

Al Jazeera  

Armenians demand their leader’s resignation for a third day after Azerbaijan’s offensive to recapture the Armenian-populated enclave. Azerbaijani troops are on the edge of the separatist stronghold of Stepanakert in Azerbaijan’s Armenian-populated enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, prompting residents to hide in basements in fear, according to a rebel envoy. Hayrapetyan, who represents the separatist government’s information centre in Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, …

Azerbaijan claims full control over the Nagorno-Karabakh region as Armenian forces agree to disarm
1 year, 3 months ago

Azerbaijan claims full control over the Nagorno-Karabakh region as Armenian forces agree to disarm

The Hindu  

Azerbaijan claimed full control of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region Wednesday after local Armenian forces there agreed to lay down their weapons following the latest outbreak of fighting in the decades-long separatist conflict. Thomas de Waal, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Europe think tank, said the separatist forces, which consisted of several thousand poorly supplied men, were “probably not a …

Azerbaijan and Armenia fight for 2nd day over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh
1 year, 3 months ago

Azerbaijan and Armenia fight for 2nd day over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh

The Independent  

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Azerbaijan claims full control over the Nagorno-Karabakh region as Armenian forces agree to disarm
1 year, 3 months ago

Azerbaijan claims full control over the Nagorno-Karabakh region as Armenian forces agree to disarm

Associated Press  

YEREVAN, Armenia — Azerbaijan claimed full control of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region Wednesday after local Armenian forces there agreed to lay down their weapons following the latest outbreak of fighting in the decades-long separatist conflict. Thomas de Waal, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Europe think tank, said the separatist forces, which consisted of several thousand poorly supplied men, were …

What to know about the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire
1 year, 3 months ago

What to know about the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire

Al Jazeera  

Surprise truce averts further escalation of the conflict, which already claimed dozens of lives within just 24 hours, but prospect of long-lasting peace remains uncertain. Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defence also said that Armenian forces in Karabakh had agreed to “lay down their weapons, abandon combat positions and military posts and completely disarm”, adding that all weapons and heavy equipment were …

Photos: Fighting erupts in troubled Nagorno-Karabakh region
1 year, 3 months ago

Photos: Fighting erupts in troubled Nagorno-Karabakh region

Al Jazeera  

Azerbaijan’s launch of reportedly intense artillery fire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Tuesday raised fears that another full-scale conflict with Armenia could be under way, less than three years after a war that killed more than 6,000 people there. The region and sizable surrounding territories came under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by the Armenian military at the …

What’s at stake for Nagorno-Karabakh as both sides in the decades-old conflict agree to hold talks
1 year, 3 months ago

What’s at stake for Nagorno-Karabakh as both sides in the decades-old conflict agree to hold talks

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The announcement of a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh, just a day after Azerbaijan launched heavy artillery fire against Armenian forces, toned down fears of a third full-scale war over the region in the southern Caucasus Mountains. Under the agreement mediated by Russian peacekeeping forces, Nagorno-Karabakh’s separatist authorities made sizable concessions: disbanding the region’s defense forces and withdrawing Armenia’s …

Azerbaijan announces an 'anti-terrorist operation' targeting Armenian positions in Nagorno-Karabakh
1 year, 3 months ago

Azerbaijan announces an 'anti-terrorist operation' targeting Armenian positions in Nagorno-Karabakh

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Azerbaijan on Tuesday began what …

Azerbaijan opens fire on Armenian positions in Nagorno-Karabakh, three people reported killed
1 year, 3 months ago

Azerbaijan opens fire on Armenian positions in Nagorno-Karabakh, three people reported killed

The Hindu  

Azerbaijan’s forces opened fire on September 19 on Armenian positions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region in what it called an “anti-terrorist operation,” and ethnic Armenian officials reported at least two civilians were killed and 23 wounded amid heavy artillery fire around the region’s capital. The Ministry did not immediately give details, but said front-line positions and military assets of Armenia’s armed …

Fighting flares again in a breakaway region in the Caucasus Mountains
1 year, 3 months ago

Fighting flares again in a breakaway region in the Caucasus Mountains

LA Times  

Nagorno-Karabakh human rights ombudsman Geghan Stepanyan tweeted this image from video of an apartment building damaged by shelling in Stepanakert. Ethnic Armenian authorities in the Caucasus Mountains region urged Azerbaijan to sit down for talks, but Azerbaijan’s presidential administration said what it described as an “anti-terrorist operation” will continue until “illegal Armenian military formations” surrender and the separatist government of …

Azerbaijan launches new military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh
1 year, 3 months ago

Azerbaijan launches new military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh

Al Jazeera  

As tensions with Yerevan escalate, defence ministry says Armenian firing points, combat assets and military facilities are the targets. Azerbaijan has launched what it called “anti-terrorist activities” in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, its defence ministry said, stressing that the offensive would only target military structures. “Local anti-terrorist activities carried out by the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan in the Karabakh …

What we know about the Azerbaijan offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh
1 year, 3 months ago

What we know about the Azerbaijan offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh

Al Jazeera  

The UN expresses concern as the EU condemns escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh, calls on Azerbaijan to stop military activities. Azerbaijan launched what it called “anti-terrorist activities” in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh and demanded the “complete withdrawal” of ethnic Armenian forces as a condition for peace in the disputed territory. Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has meanwhile called on Russian peacekeeping …

Armenia and Azerbaijan clash over plight of 120,000 people in Nagorno-Karabakh facing food crisis
1 year, 4 months ago

Armenia and Azerbaijan clash over plight of 120,000 people in Nagorno-Karabakh facing food crisis

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council Wednesday over the plight of the 120,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh region that Armenia says are blockaded by Azerbaijan and facing a humanitarian crisis. Armenia asked for the meeting saying Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin Corridor, the only road connecting mainly Armenian-populated Nagorno-Karabakh to …

Armenia, Azerbaijan clash over plight of people in Nagorno-Karabakh
1 year, 4 months ago

Armenia, Azerbaijan clash over plight of people in Nagorno-Karabakh

Al Jazeera  

Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Wednesday over the plight of the 120,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh region that Armenia says are blockaded by Azerbaijan and facing a humanitarian crisis. Armenia asked for the meeting saying Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin Corridor, the only road connecting mainly Armenian-populated Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia since …

With Nagorno-Karabakh under blockade for 8 months, Armenia seeks urgent U.N. Security Council meeting
1 year, 4 months ago

With Nagorno-Karabakh under blockade for 8 months, Armenia seeks urgent U.N. Security Council meeting

The Hindu  

Armenia called on the U.N. Security Council to hold an emergency meeting on the worsening humanitarian situation in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is mostly populated by Armenians. In his letter to the president of the U.N. Security Council, sent Friday and released by Armenia’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday, Armenian U.N. ambassador Mher Margaryan said the people of Nagorno-Karabakh were “on …

With Nagorno-Karabakh under blockade for 8 months, Armenia seeks urgent UN Security Council meeting
1 year, 4 months ago

With Nagorno-Karabakh under blockade for 8 months, Armenia seeks urgent UN Security Council meeting

Associated Press  

YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia called on the U.N. Security Council to hold an emergency meeting on the worsening humanitarian situation in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is mostly populated by Armenians. In his letter to the president of the U.N. Security Council, sent Friday and released by Armenia’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday, Armenian U.N. ambassador Mher Margaryan said the people of …

Armenians face genocide in Azerbaijan, former International Criminal Court prosecutor warns
1 year, 4 months ago

Armenians face genocide in Azerbaijan, former International Criminal Court prosecutor warns

Associated Press  

KORNIDZOR, Armenia — The former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court warned that Azerbaijan is preparing genocide against ethnic Armenians in its Nagorno-Karabakh region and called for the U.N. Security Council to bring the matter before the international tribunal. A report by Luis Moreno Ocampo issued Tuesday said Azerbaijan’s blockade of the only road leading from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh …

Armenia calls on allies to help get aid to Nagorno-Karabakh during tensions with Azerbaijan
1 year, 4 months ago

Armenia calls on allies to help get aid to Nagorno-Karabakh during tensions with Azerbaijan

Associated Press  

YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia’s authorities on Friday called on the country’s international allies to put pressure on Azerbaijan after accusing it of carrying out a three-day blockade of humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh. The Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister, Vahan Kostanyan, accused Azerbaijan of blocking the so-called Lachin Corridor and demanded international allies step in to allow 19 trucks with 400 tons …

Azerbaijan accuses Red Cross of smuggling, shuts road to Karabakh
1 year, 5 months ago

Azerbaijan accuses Red Cross of smuggling, shuts road to Karabakh

Al Jazeera  

Azerbaijan says the passage through Lachin checkpoint is temporarily closed due to a probe into smuggling by the Red Cross. “The passage through Lachin checkpoint of the state border is temporarily suspended” pending an investigation into the Red Cross using its medical vehicles for “smuggling”, Azerbaijan’s state border service said on Tuesday. The International Committee of the Red Cross said …

US says Armenia and Azerbaijan have made ‘further progress’ toward a peace deal
1 year, 5 months ago

US says Armenia and Azerbaijan have made ‘further progress’ toward a peace deal

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Armenia and Azerbaijan have made “further progress” toward a peace agreement in three days of U.S.-hosted talks between the two former Soviet republics that have repeatedly clashed over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. “I appreciate further progress toward this shared objective of an agreement to include agreement on some additional articles as …

Putin reports progress in talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan, saying only technical issues remain
1 year, 6 months ago

Putin reports progress in talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan, saying only technical issues remain

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that “strictly technical” issues remain in resolving one of the main disputes between Armenia and Azerbaijan, neighbors that fought a war over a contested territory. But Putin said that on the “principal issues, there is an agreement,” and later said all that remained were “surmountable obstacles,” calling them differences in terminology and …

Tensions rise after Azerbaijan blocks land route from Armenia
1 year, 8 months ago

Tensions rise after Azerbaijan blocks land route from Armenia

Al Jazeera  

Azerbaijan says it has set up a checkpoint on the only land route to the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan has said it has established a checkpoint on the only land route to the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a step that was followed by claims of border shootings by both Azeri and Armenian forces. “Providing border security, as well as …

UN court calls for end to Nagorno-Karabakh roadblock
1 year, 10 months ago

UN court calls for end to Nagorno-Karabakh roadblock

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations’ highest court ordered Azerbaijan on Wednesday to “take all steps at its disposal” to allow free movement of traffic along the only road between Armenia and the ethnic Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh region in Azerbaijan that has been blocked by protesters in a move that has further fueled tensions between the two countries. Wednesday’s ruling …

UN court orders Azerbaijan to end Nagorno-Karabakh roadblock
1 year, 10 months ago

UN court orders Azerbaijan to end Nagorno-Karabakh roadblock

Al Jazeera  

The Lachin Corridor, the only land route giving Armenia direct access to Nagorno-Karabakh, has been blocked since December 12. The legally binding 13-2 ruling made on Wednesday by the International Court of Justice results from the latest legal skirmishes in a long-running fight between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh. International Court of Justice President Joan Donoghue said the evidence presented …

Azerbaijan to UN court: Armenia must stop laying land mines
1 year, 10 months ago

Azerbaijan to UN court: Armenia must stop laying land mines

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Azerbaijan appealed Tuesday to the United Nations’ highest court to urgently order Armenia to stop the laying of land mines and booby traps on Azerbaijani territory and disclose the location of those already planted, in the latest legal battle focused on the mountainous Nagorno-Karabakh region. He called Azerbaijan’s land mine claims “yet another transparent attempt to …

Armenia urges UN court to order Azerbaijan to end road block
1 year, 10 months ago

Armenia urges UN court to order Azerbaijan to end road block

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Armenia pleaded with judges of the United Nations’ highest court on Monday to order Azerbaijan to break up a road blockade that is isolating the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, calling the action part of an act of “ethnic cleansing.” Azerbaijan rejected the claim, accusing Armenia of using the dispute to create leverage in peace talks. Without …

EXPLAINER: Tensions high over isolated Azerbaijan region
1 year, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: Tensions high over isolated Azerbaijan region

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Two years after Azerbaijan and Armenia ended a war that killed about 6,800 soldiers and displaced around 90,000 civilians, tensions between the countries are again high in a dispute over a six-kilometer road known as the Lachin Corridor. The winding road, which is the only land connection between Armenia and the ethnic Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh region in Azerbaijan, has …

Putin hosts Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders for peace talks
2 years, 1 month ago

Putin hosts Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders for peace talks

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on October 31 to try to broker a settlement to a longstanding conflict between the two ex-Soviet neighbours. In an initial meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, Mr. Putin said the goals would be to ensure peace and stability, and …

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