Tag Archives: Nagorno-Karabakh

Russian, Iranian presidents emphasize importance of resolving issues by peaceful, political and diplomatic means

Russian and Iranian presidents on Tuesday discussed the situation in Karabakh region, where Azerbaijan recently concluded its “anti-terror activities.” According to a Kremlin statement, Putin informed Raisi about the activities of the Russian peacekeeping contingent, including providing humanitarian assistance to civilians, protecting the rights and security of the Armenian population …

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Armenia PM says Azerbaijan preparing ‘military provocation’

Armenia on Thursday accused Azerbaijan of preparing a military provocation against its forces by concentrating troops along the arch-foes’ shared border and near the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region. The ex-Soviet republics have been locked in a decades-long conflict over the mostly Armenian-populated region of Nagorno-Karabakh inside Azerbaijan. Tensions between Baku and …

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Armenia offers peace treaty project to Azerbaijan

The agreement would provide for monitoring mechanisms designed to prevent war in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Armenia has presented Azerbaijan with a project for a full peace treaty to end the decades-long dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said. The two former Soviet republics have been locked in …

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Military helicopter crashes in Azerbaijan, 14 killed

At least 14 people have been killed when an Azerbaijani military helicopter crashed in the Caucasus country’s eastern region of Khyzy, according to the ex-Soviet republic’s border service. “Fourteen people died and two more were wounded as a result of a state border service helicopter crash,” the border guard said …

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Azerbaijan accuses Armenia at UN court of laying mines

Azerbaijan accused rival Armenia at the UN’s top court on Monday of laying landmines as part of a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” despite the end of last year’s war. Both countries have lodged tit-for-tat cases at the International Court of Justice seeking emergency measures against alleged racial discrimination, with Armenia …

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Armenia says soldier killed in border clash with Azerbaijan

Armenia said Wednesday one of its soldiers had been killed by Azerbaijani troops on the border, in the latest military incident between the enemies since last year’s war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. The Armenian defense ministry said that Azerbaijani forces opened fire on the Armenian military’s position in the …

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