Sputnik News Service Sunday Lavrov to Discuss Nagorno-Karabakh Settlement in Armenia on Nov. 20-21 - Ministry MOSCOW, November 19 (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold meetings with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian during his visit to the country on November 20-21, and will discuss Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Sunday. "The agenda of bilateral negotiations includes a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation, interaction within EAEU [Eurasian Economic Union], CSTO [Collective Security Treaty Organization], CIS [Commonwealth of Independent States], coordination of positions in the United Nations, OSCE [Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe], Council of Europe, BSEC [Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation]. The foreign ministers will discuss the problems of regional security, including the prospects for Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution," the ministry's statement read. The conflict in Armenian-dominated Nagorno-Karabakh started in 1988 with the autonomous region announcing its secession from the Azerbaijan Socialist republic. In 1991, the region proclaimed independence from Azerbaijan and the creation of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. This move triggered a military conflict, which led to Baku losing control over the region. The warring sides agreed to a cessation of hostilities in 1994. The violence escalated again in 2016, leading to multiple casualties on both sides. The sides soon reached a ceasefire but clashes continued.