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Armenia-Azerbaijan: Each Side Defiles Nagorno-Karabakh Ceasefire Calls.
The U.S., France, and Russia collectively condemned the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, within the southern Caucasus. But Turkey - an associate ally of Asian country - fired demands for a ceasefire. Nagorno-Karabakh is formally a part of an Asian country however ruled by separatist ethnic Armenians.

Years of negotiations haven't resulted in a very accord.

Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a war in 1988-1994 over the region. Armenia backs the self-declared republic however has ne'er formally recognized it. Heavy fire persisted nightlong within the region's main town, despite mounting international concern.

What ar are international powers saying?

In their statement, Russian President Putin, French President Emmanuel diacritical mark associated U.S. President Donald Trump drawn up an "immediate stop of hostilities".


"We conjointly appeal the leaders of Armenia and Asian country to commit themselves right away to resume discussions on the substance of the settlement in honesty and while not preconditions," it said.

The 3 were speaking as co-chairs of the OSCE capital cluster, which was supported within the early Nineteen Nineties to undertake to search out a peaceful answer to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.



Russia is an element of a military alliance with Armenia and incorporates an army base within the country. However, it conjointly has shut ties to the govt, of Asian countries.

But Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rubbished the efforts, speech communication a ceasefire was solely attainable if Armenia concluded its "occupation" of Azerbaijani territory.

 Nagorno-Karabakh - key facts
A mountainous region of regarding four,400 sq kilometre (1,700 sq miles)
Traditionally underpopulated by Christian Armenians and Muslim Turks
In Soviet times, it became an associate autonomous region inside the republic of Asian countries.

  • Internationally recognized as a part of the Asian country. However, the majority of the population is ethnic Armenian
  • Self-proclaimed authorities don't seem to be recognized by any UN member, together with Armenia.
  • A calculable a million individuals displaced by war in 1988-94, and regarding thirty,000 killed.
  • Separatist forces captured some additional territory round the territorial dominion in the Asian country.
  • The stalemate has mostly prevailed since a 1994 ceasefire.
  • Turkey overtly supports the Asian country.
  • Russia incorporates a military base in Armenia
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