Armenia is ready to return the territories around Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan but on certain conditions, Armenia’s president Serzh Sargsyan said in an interview to Syria’s Al Watan newspaper. According to him, Yerevan should continue to control Nagorno-Karabakh and the corridor linking the region with Armenia.
The conflict emerged in February 1988 when the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous District populated mainly by Armenians broke away from Azerbaijan. Baku responded by abolishing Karabakh’s autonomy. Azerbaijan lost control over the region and 7 surrounding territories in the armed conflict that followed. The status of the region is still undefined. Armenia insists on Karabakh’s independence and Azerbaijan on it being the part of the country. Since 1992, representatives of both governments have been holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk group also featuring Russia, the US and France.
Ruvr.ru
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