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MOSCOW, October 12 / TASS /. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko has discussed measures to implement the agreements reached in Moscow between Azerbaijan and Armenia to reach an agreement in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh with the US co-chair of the Minsk Group of the OSCE, Andrew Schofer, and the personal representative of the OSCE President. at the Nagorno-Karabakh Andrzej Kasprzyk office.
The meeting discussed the unfolding situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Possible measures aimed at implementing the agreements reached during the meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, and Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, in Moscow were considered. on October 10, “the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The parties also confirmed their interest in continuing collective efforts aimed at easing tensions by considering the provisions of a joint statement by the presidents of Russia, the United States, and France issued on October 1.
On September 27, new clashes broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia, with intense battles in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. The area experienced outbreaks of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016, and last July. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, including civilians.
As a result of the consultations initiated by Russia in Moscow, Baku and Yerevan agreed to cease fire starting at 12:00 local time on October 10 for humanitarian purposes for the exchange of prisoners of war and bodies. Either party accuses the other of violations.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the breakup of the Soviet Union, but populated mainly by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Autonomy of Nagorno-Karabakh. Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions flared and erupted into large-scale military action for control of the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE’s Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs: Russia, France and the United States.
