Radio Free Europe, Czech Rep
Jan 11 2005

Armenia, Azerbaijan Discussing Nagorno-Karabakh

11 January 2005 — The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan
are meeting in the Czech capital Prague today to discuss the
Azerbaijani-Armenian dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh.

The one-day meeting is being held behind closed doors and under the
auspices of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Nagorno-Karabakh is an ethnic Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan. It has
had de facto independence since Armenian-backed forces won control
over the territory in 1994 following a six-year war.

Armenian-backed forces and Azerbaijani troops continue to face off
across a demilitarized zone in the region.