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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in separate calls with the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan on June 30, noted the cease-fire in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh was largely holding and urged the leaders to avoid tensions.

[…] In the first four days of April this year, an intensive round of fighting along the Line of Contact (separating Azerbaijan from Armenian-controlled territory around Nagorno-Karabakh) led to the first change in the status quo since a ceasefire agreement was reached in 1994. ... what can be expected next, and how have the positions of the parties and players in the game changed?

The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia yesterday (20 June) agreed at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to bolster the number of monitors in disputed Nagorno-Karabakh in a bid to shore up a shaky ceasefire.

Azerbaijan and Armenia took a step back from the brink of open war yesterday (16 May) as their presidents agreed to respect a ceasefire in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Mediators from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said on Thursday time had come for Armenian and Azeri presidents to meet to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh.

Tensions remain high in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict after the Armenian government last week gave a green light for the country’s Parliament to vote on recognizing the region’s independence.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have been accusing each other of violating their cessation of fire agreement by shelling each other's military positions in their border area.

[…] A Moscow-brokered ceasefire halted four days of fierce fighting on April 5 but sporadic shooting is still frequent at night.

The foreign ministers of Russia and Iran joined efforts on Thursday to prevent a new war between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces over Nagorno-Karabakh, while the sides in the conflict accused each other of violating a two-day-old cease-fire.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on Wednesday for "an ultimate resolution" of the two-decade-old Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia during talks with Azeri President Ilham Aliyev at the State Department.