Nagorno-Karabakh
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Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office on the Conflict Dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference
(OSCE Other Field Activities)
Since: 08/95
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U.S. envoy: Armenia, Azerbaijan 'closer than they think' on Nagorno-Karabakh (20.03.2012)
(Source:RFE/RL)
U.S. Ambassador Robert Bradtke says Armenia and Azerbaijan are "probably closer to an agreement than they think" in the long-standing dispute over the status of Nagorno-Karabakh. Bradtke, the U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, was speaking in an interview with RFE/RL in Washington.
Armenia, Azerbaijan see progress on Karabakh dispute (23.01.2012)
(Source:RFE/RL)
The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to accelerate talks aimed at settling the conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Armenia rules out major UN role in Karabakh talks (04.11.2011)
(Source:RFE/RL)
Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian has ruled out a major role for the United Nations in efforts to end the dispute over the breakaway Azerbaijani region of Nagorno-Karabakh even after Azerbaijan became a member of the world body's Security Council, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.
Nagorno-Karabakh wants a seat at the table (08.07.2011)
(Source:Washington Post)
For more than a decade, Russia, the United States and various European organizations have been trying to sponsor a framework peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan that would finally settle the dispute over this mountainous enclave. But Nagorno-Karabakh itself doesn’t have a seat at the table, and its president says that must change.
Risk of new war in Karabakh rises as talks stumble (28.06.2011)
(Source:Reuters AlertNet)
The world powers that brought the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan together last week for talks on a thorny territorial dispute hoped they would take a crucial step toward peace. Instead, the failure to agree a blueprint for a resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict appears to have brought the Caucasus neighbours one step closer to a new war in a volatile energy corridor linking the Caspian Sea region to the West.
French say mediators to continue Nagorno-Karabakh shuttle diplomacy (28.06.2011)
(Source:RFE/RL)
International mediators will again soon visit Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh to try to salvage the stalled Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process, the French Foreign Ministry has announced.
OSCE urges Armenia, Azerbaijan to pull out snipers (14.03.2011)
(Source:Reuters AlertNet)
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) urged Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday to withdraw their snipers from areas around the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. Tensions around the rebel enclave flared last week … .
Azerbaijan, Armenian presidents hold Karabakh talks in Sochi (05.03.2011)
(Source:RFE/RL)
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian, Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev released a statement stating their intention to "resolve all controversial questions in a peaceful manner" after meeting, in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi.
Armenia and Azerbaijan: preventing war – new ICG policy briefing (08.02.2011)
(Source:International Crisis Group)
Escalating front-line clashes, a spiralling arms race, vitriolic rhetoric and a virtual breakdown in peace talks increase the chance Armenia and Azerbaijan will go back to war over Nagorno-Karabakh, with devastating regional consequences. “Armenia and Azerbaijan: Preventing War”, the latest policy briefing from the International Crisis Group, highlights the deterioration of the situation in the past year.
Nagorno-Karabakh airport preparing for first flights in decades (27.01.2011)
(Source:RFE/RL)
The breakaway Azerbaijani region of Nagorno-Karabakh's sole civilian airport will reopen in May to operate the first commercial flights between the disputed area and Armenia in nearly 20 years.
Armenia says will recognize Karabakh in case of war (11.12.2010)
(Source:RFE/RL)
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian says his country will recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as independent if Azerbaijan uses force to resolve their dispute over the region. The dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh has escalated in recent years, with Azerbaijan saying it is losing patience with negotiations and threatening to take back the region by force.
Armenia threatens to recognize disputed Karabakh region (03.12.2010)
(Source:RFE/RL)
Armenia has threatened to formally recognize the breakaway Azerbaijani region of Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent state if Baku tries to use force to win back the disputed enclave and other Armenian-controlled territories near it, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.
UN's Ban urges sniper withdrawal from Karabakh cease-fire line (30.11.2010)
(Source:RFE/RL)
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has again called for the withdrawal of snipers deployed along the line of contact separating Armenian and Azerbaijani forces near the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Armenia and Azerbaijan: breathing life into Karabakh peace talks? (29.10.2010)
(Source:Eurasianet)
An unexpected joint statement issued by the presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia could reinvigorate the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.
Russia says hopes for movement on Nagorno-Karabakh (27.10.2010)
(Source:RFE/RL)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said that he hopes Azerbaijan and Armenia can reach agreement on the principles of a peace deal for the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh by early December. Medvedev was speaking after chairing talks between Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan.
Armenia: Nagorno-Karabakh independence unlikely to win parliamentary approval (12.10.2010)
(Source:Eurasianet)
Armenia’s parliament is set to consider a bill on recognizing the breakaway territory of Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent state. Just about everyone in Yerevan supports the bill’s intent, but few MPs are willing to vote for the measure at this time.
OSCE mediators urge to reinforce cease-fire (06.09.2010)
(Source:Reliefweb)
OSCE mediators brokering settlement to the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Upper (Nagorno) Karabakh are working on additional measures needed to strengthen the cease-fire between the two South Caucasus foes.
Nagorno-Karabakh Marks Anniversary, Vows Baku Will Never Claim Control (02.09.2010)
(Source:RFE/RL)
Authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh today marked the 18th anniversary of the disputed enclave's de facto secession from Azerbaijan and pledged Baku will never resume control of their territory … Bako Sahakian, the president of the Armenian-majority republic, condemned threats by Baku to abandon the ongoing peace process and resolve the issue by force.
Armenia warns Azerbaijan over new UN resolution (27.08.2010)
(Source:RFE/RL)
The draft resolution, which the General Assembly is expected to discuss on September 9, upholds the right of Azerbaijanis "expelled" from Karabakh and the Armenian-controlled territories surrounding it to return to their homes. It also urges the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to send a fact-finding mission to the conflict zone …
Azerbaijan confirms new Karabakh peace plan presented (23.07.2010)
(Source:RFE/RL)
Azerbaijan has confirmed Armenian claims that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev presented his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts with a new plan to end their conflict over the breakaway Azerbaijani region of Nagorno-Karabakh in St. Petersburg last month, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.
Karabakh clash follows failed talks (25.06.2010)
(Source:IWPR)
A firefight in Nagorny Karabakh a day after a high-level round of peace talks has brought tensions to the boil and highlighted the inability of regional leaders to negotiate a settlement through diplomatic means.
Armenian, Azerbaijani clashes continue in Karabakh (22.06.2010)
(Source:RFE/RL)
Karabakh Armenian military officials insisted their forces suffered no fresh casualties on June 21, in the worst Armenian-Azerbaijani cease-fire violations in over two years.
OSCE, EU condemn “unacceptable” Azerbaijani attack (22.06.2010)
(Source:RFE/RL)
The French, Russian, and U.S. co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group issued a toughly worded statement on June 21 condemning the reconnaissance mission by Azerbaijani forces late on June 18 across the Line of Contact separating Azerbaijani and Karabakh Armenian forces.
Pro-independence parties win in rebel Karabakh polls (24.05.2010)
(Source:Reliefweb)
Pro-independence parties won most seats in elections to the new parliament of Azerbaijan's breakaway enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, officials said on Monday. The Sunday polls were denounced by Azerbaijan as illegal and a "new election farce in the occupied territories".
Armenia raps EU over Karabakh resolution (23.05.2010)
(Source:RFE/RL)
Armenia has criticized the European Parliament for demanding the "withdrawal of Armenian forces from all occupied territories of Azerbaijan" in its latest resolution on the South Caucasus, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.
Armenian President offers Baku land for security (24.03.2010)
(Source:RFE/RL)
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian has said that Azerbaijani territory currently held by Armenian forces could be returned in exchange for security and self-determination for the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Baku outs Karabakh plan details (15.03.2010)
(Source:RFE/RL)
Speaking at a press conference in Baku on March 15, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov disclosed details of the most recent draft of the so-called Madrid Principles for resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Leaders affirm commitment to peaceful Garabagh settlement ahead of talks (25.01.2010)
(Source:Reliefweb)
The Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents both expressed their commitment to continue pursuing a peaceful settlement to the Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh conflict and reaffirmed the seriousness of their side in the negotiations, international mediators have said after meeting with the two leaders.
Azerbaijan insists on 'self-rule' for Karabakh (02.12.2009)
(Source:RFE / RL)
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov says Baku insists on restoring control over Nagorno-Karabakh despite accepting the right to self-determination as a core principle for resolving the Armenian-Azerbaijani dispute over the territory, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.
Difficulties reported at latest Armenia-Azerbaijan summit (23.11.2009)
(Source:RFE / RL)
International mediators gave a mixed assessment of the Munich talks between the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, saying there was progress on some issues but a failure to agree on others, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.