Russia’s role in Nagorno-Karabakh questioned after renewed tensions
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia’s role in Nagorno-Karabakh questioned after renewed tensions

Al Jazeera  

Azerbaijan and Armenia have reached a deal after a brief offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh. His parents hail from Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh’s capital since the early 1990s, when the first war between two Armenia and Azerbaijan, claimed thousands of lives, displaced up to a million and became one of the former Soviet Union’s “frozen conflicts”. “An Armenian in power with anti-Russian slogans is a traitor by definition, betrays Armenia’s interests, not Russia’s,” she said in a post on X, the social media platform once known as Twitter, on Tuesday. And no one ever will,” she said in another post referring to the reality television star’s appeal to US President Joe Biden to “stop another Armenian genocide”. “Russia doesn’t need a conflict with Baku.” He says that the flare-up stemmed from Armenia’s reluctance to pull out its forces and stop provoking Azerbaijan.

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Armenia claims Azerbaijan ‘completed’ ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh
8 months, 3 weeks 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's Ilham Aliyev, bolstered after retaking Karabakh, re-elected for fifth term after landslide win
11 months ago

Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev, bolstered after retaking Karabakh, re-elected for fifth term after landslide win

India TV News  

Baku: Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev secured a landslide victory in the country's presidential elections held on Wednesday, winning 92 per cent of the votes among the 93 per cent of ballots counted so far, as per preliminary results. This marks Aliyev's fifth seven-year term in office, already expected after his government swiftly reclaimed the Nagorno-Karabakh region, controlled by ethnic Armenian …

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 …

The history and latest developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia | Explained
1 year, 3 months ago

The history and latest developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On September 20, Azerbaijan claimed full control over the contentious Nagorno-Karabakh region after local forces, mostly Armenians, agreed to be disarmed and disbanded. Azerbaijan and Armenia became part of the Soviet Republic soon after, and Nagorno-Karabakh was made an autonomous Oblast in Azerbaijan’s territory, while its population was majorly Armenian. As the Soviet Union disintegrated in …

Ethnic Armenians who fled Nagorno-Karabakh long for home, decry Azerbaijan
1 year, 3 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 …

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in Russia’s backyard has exposed Vladimir Putin’s growing weakness
1 year, 3 months ago

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in Russia’s backyard has exposed Vladimir Putin’s growing weakness

ABC  

Deep in the mountains of the Karabakh range, worn thin by its grinding offensive in Ukraine, Russia's armed forces last month found themselves caught in another war. Armenia and Azerbaijan hold competing claims to Nagorno-Karabakh, which was kept relatively under control during the Soviet Union's rule, but spilled over into conflict once it collapsed and the enclave declared independence. Mr …

Armenia grapples with multiple challenges after the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh
1 year, 3 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, 3 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, 3 months ago

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

Firstpost  

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, 3 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, 3 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 …

The fall of an enclave in Azerbaijan stuns the Armenian diaspora, extinguishing a dream
1 year, 3 months ago

The fall of an enclave in Azerbaijan stuns the Armenian diaspora, extinguishing a dream

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “There is no other place left for us to migrate from.” Azerbaijan …

Half of Nagorno-Karabakh's population flees as the separatist government says it will dissolve
1 year, 3 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 …

Why this week’s mass exodus from embattled Nagorno-Karabakh reflects decades of animosity
1 year, 3 months ago

Why this week’s mass exodus from embattled Nagorno-Karabakh reflects decades of animosity

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The exodus of ethnic Armenians this week from the region known as Nagorno-Karabakh has been a vivid and shocking tableau of fear and misery. After ethnic Armenian forces secured control of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding territories in 1994, refugee organizations estimated that some 900,000 people had fled to Azerbaijan and 300,000 to Armenia. Nagorno-Karabakh, with a population of …

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic will ‘cease to exist’ from January, separatist leader says
1 year, 3 months ago

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic will ‘cease to exist’ from January, separatist leader says

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. The president of Armenia's self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Samvel Shahramanyan, …

Nagorno-Karabakh: Rebel Armenians bow to Azerbaijan, dissolve breakaway government
1 year, 3 months ago

Nagorno-Karabakh: Rebel Armenians bow to Azerbaijan, dissolve breakaway government

Firstpost  

Since the Karabakh conflict first started in the late 1980s while the Soviet Union was on the verge of disintegrating, mass displacements have been a recurring theme More than half of the population has fled Nagorno-Karabakh since Azerbaijan started a rapid onslaught last week, and ethnic Armenians there announced on Thursday that they were dissolving the breakaway statelet they had …

Is the Armenia-Azerbaijan fight for Nagorno-Karabakh finally over?
1 year, 3 months ago

Is the Armenia-Azerbaijan fight for Nagorno-Karabakh finally over?

Al Jazeera  

After two major wars and a recent lightning Azerbaijani offensive, the self-styled republic will be dissolved. A day earlier, Ruben Vardanyan, an ethnic Armenian who made billions in Russia but moved to Karabakh and served as one of its “ministers,” was arrested and taken to the Azeri capital, Baku. “Today, we are witnessing how separatism ended on Azerbaijan’s territory.” He …

Nagorno-Karabakh’s separatist government says it will disband by year’s end
1 year, 3 months ago

Nagorno-Karabakh’s separatist government says it will disband by year’s end

LA Times  

A wounded 84-year-old man from Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, is helped by volunteers upon arriving in Goris, Armenia, on Wednesday. In December, Azerbaijan imposed a blockade of the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, accusing the Armenian government of using the road for mineral extraction and illicit weapons shipments to the region’s separatist forces. Weakened by the blockade, and …

Azerbaijan says 192 of its troops were killed in last week's offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh
1 year, 3 months ago

Azerbaijan says 192 of its troops were killed in last week's offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed …

At least 20 dead, 300 injured in explosion as Nagorno-Karabakh residents flee to Armenia
1 year, 3 months ago

At least 20 dead, 300 injured in explosion as Nagorno-Karabakh residents flee to Armenia

The Hindu  

Separatist authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh said Tuesday that at least 20 people were killed and nearly 300 others injured by an explosion at a gas station as people seeking to flee to Armenia lined up for fuel. The breakaway region’s health department said that 13 bodies have been found and seven people have died of injuries suffered in the explosion at …

Thousands of ethnic Armenians flee from Nagorno-Karabakh
1 year, 3 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 …

Nagorno-Karabakh: 20 killed in fuel depot blast in strife-torn region as residents flee; nearly 300 injured
1 year, 3 months ago

Nagorno-Karabakh: 20 killed in fuel depot blast in strife-torn region as residents flee; nearly 300 injured

India TV News  

At least 20 people were killed and around 300 others sustained injuries by an explosion at a gas station as people seeking to flee to Armenia lined up for fuel, separatist authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh said on Tuesday. In the incident, 13 bodies have been found while seven succumbed to their injuries in the explosion at the gas station outside the …

Thousands of ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan seizes control
1 year, 3 months ago

Thousands of ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan seizes control

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 ethnic Armenians fled …

War in Caucasus: On Azerbaijan’s recapture of Nagorno-Karabakh
1 year, 3 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, 3 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 …

Erdogan meets Azerbaijan’s Aliyev as thousands flee Nagorno-Karabakh
1 year, 3 months ago

Erdogan meets Azerbaijan’s Aliyev as thousands flee Nagorno-Karabakh

Al Jazeera  

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have hailed Baku’s military victory in Nagorno-Karabakh as thousands of ethnic Armenians flee from the breakaway region into Armenia. Armenian Health Ministry spokeswoman Angelina Isakhanyan told The Associated Press news agency that there were “several dozens of wounded, with burns of different.” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that he expected …

Hundreds of ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia
1 year, 3 months ago

Hundreds of ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia

Al Jazeera  

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says fears of ‘ethnic cleansing’ will lead to mass exodus from enclave in Azerbaijan. The Armenian government said late on Sunday that a total of 1,050 people had crossed into the country from Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave in Azerbaijan populated mainly by ethnic Armenians. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Sunday that he expected about 120,000 …

Azerbaijan send food supplies Nagorno-Karabakh after warning humanitarian catastrophe
1 year, 3 months ago

Azerbaijan send food supplies Nagorno-Karabakh after warning humanitarian catastrophe

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. The aid comes two days after the region’s ethnic …

Russia says Armenian separatists surrender arms after Azerbaijan reclaims Nagorno-Karabakh
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia says Armenian separatists surrender arms after Azerbaijan reclaims Nagorno-Karabakh

Associated Press  

YEREVAN, Armenia — Ethnic Armenian separatists in Azerbaijan’s region of Nagorno-Karabakh surrendered arms Friday to Russian peacekeepers, Russia’s Defense Ministry said, two days after Azerbaijan reclaimed control of the breakaway region that has long been at the center of a conflict with neighboring Armenia. The Russian Defense Ministry said it recorded two ceasefire violations in the region Friday but said …

What lies ahead for the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh?
1 year, 3 months ago

What lies ahead for the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh?

Al Jazeera  

Many residents of the breakaway region say they cannot conceive any form of safe reintegration into Azerbaijan. “Integration in this situation means nothing else than captivity,” said Yani Avanesyan, a doctoral researcher at Artsakh State University; Armenians have self-styled Nagorno-Karabakh as the Republic of Artsakh. “I don’t know anybody here, any Armenian in Nagorno-Karabakh that could imagine being integrated and …

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, …

Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians seek guarantees before handing arms to Baku
1 year, 3 months ago

Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians seek guarantees before handing arms to Baku

Al Jazeera  

As truce talks got under way, ethnic Armenians accused Azerbaijan of breaking the new ceasefire, a charge denied by Baku. Ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh need security guarantees before giving up their weapons, an adviser to their leader said on Thursday, a day after Azerbaijan declared it had brought the breakaway region back under its control. “We have an agreement on …

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 …

Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces reach Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire deal
1 year, 3 months ago

Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces reach Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire deal

Al Jazeera  

Armenian forces surrender all their ammunition to the Azeri army as the warring sides confirm a ceasefire mediated by Russian peacekeepers. Ethnic Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh say they have agreed to a Russian proposal for a ceasefire, a day after Azerbaijan began an offensive to take control of the contested enclave and demanded a full surrender. Aykhan Hajizada, spokesperson for …

Turkey supports ‘steps taken by Azerbaijan’ in Nagorno-Karabakh: Erdogan
1 year, 3 months ago

Turkey supports ‘steps taken by Azerbaijan’ in Nagorno-Karabakh: Erdogan

Al Jazeera  

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed full support for Azerbaijan’s military operation in its ethnically Armenian breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. “We support the steps taken by Azerbaijan – with whom we act together with the motto of one nation, two states – to defend its territorial integrity,” Erdogan said in an online statement on Tuesday. Ankara supplied Azerbaijan with …

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 …

Why new fighting in Azerbaijan's troubled region may herald a new war
1 year, 3 months ago

Why new fighting in Azerbaijan's troubled region may herald a new war

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’s launch of reportedly intense …

Nagorno-Karabakh: Fears of full-scale war as Azerbaijan launches attack on Armenian positions
1 year, 3 months ago

Nagorno-Karabakh: Fears of full-scale war as Azerbaijan launches attack on Armenian positions

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 has launched an “anti-terrorist …

Azerbaijan forces attack Nagorno-Karabakh as threat of new war looms
1 year, 3 months ago

Azerbaijan forces attack Nagorno-Karabakh as threat of new war looms

Al Jazeera  

Yerevan condemns the ‘full-scale aggression’ against the Armenian-controlled region as Baku pledges to take the army operation ‘to the end’. Azerbaijan’s defence ministry said it was intended to “disarm and secure the withdrawal of formations of Armenia’s armed forces from our territories, neutralise their military infrastructure”. Armenia’s foreign ministry condemned the attacks and said Azerbaijan had “unleashed another large-scale aggression …

Armenia launches joint military drills with United States that anger Moscow
1 year, 3 months ago

Armenia launches joint military drills with United States that anger Moscow

Associated Press  

YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia on Monday launched a joint military exercise with the United States, a move that has angered the Caucasus nation’s main ally, Russia. They reflect Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s efforts to forge closer ties with the United States and other Western allies amid the simmering tensions with neighboring Azerbaijan. On Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned …

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, 5 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 …

US says Armenia and Azerbaijan have made ‘further progress’ toward a peace deal
1 year, 6 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 …

What is Nagorno-Karabakh and why are tensions rising again?
1 year, 8 months ago

What is Nagorno-Karabakh and why are tensions rising again?

Al Jazeera  

Claimed by both Azerbaijan and Armenia after the fall of the Russian Empire in 1917, the region has remained a point of tension ever since. Azerbaijan has launched “anti-terrorist activities” in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, saying it wanted to restore constitutional order and drive out what it said were Armenian troops, a move that could foreshadow a new war. In April, …

Armenian PM critical of Russia-dominated security pact
1 year, 9 months ago

Armenian PM critical of Russia-dominated security pact

Al Jazeera  

Nikol Pashinyan notes ‘objective problems’ in relations with Kremlin, but says they have not grown into a crisis. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been repeatedly critical of what he described as the failure of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, or CSTO, to protect member Armenia amid a standoff with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh. He emphasised that “the threat of escalation along …

Putin hosts Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders for peace talks
2 years, 2 months 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 …

Nagorno-Karabakh: Russia’s Putin hosts Azeri, Armenian leaders
3 years, 11 months ago

Nagorno-Karabakh: Russia’s Putin hosts Azeri, Armenian leaders

Al Jazeera  

Rival leaders did not shake hands at Kremlin meeting, only exchanging curt greetings as they sat down opposite Putin. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said it is time to discuss “next steps” regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh truce Moscow brokered, including the work of Russian peacekeepers stationed in the region, demarcation lines and humanitarian issues. His comments came as he sat down …

Nagorno-Karabakh: How did Azerbaijan triumph over Armenia?
4 years ago

Nagorno-Karabakh: How did Azerbaijan triumph over Armenia?

Al Jazeera  

Azerbaijan placed bets on sophisticated, pricey weapons, while Armenia relied on old Russian-made arms and obsolete strategy, analysts say. Since the mid-1990s, when the battle over Nagorno-Karabakh killed more than 30,000 people and displaced up to a million, the conflict has long been written off as one of the world’s “frozen”, unsolvable political stalemates in which resource-poor Armenia seemed to …

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