RUSSIA, FRANCE TO COLLABORATE FOR KARABAKH CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PanARMENIAN.Net
02.03.2010 10:51 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia and France are determined to closely
collaborate for resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, French
President Nicolas Sarkozy said.
"Russia and France will work together to help Armenia and Azerbaijan
reach an agreement," Mr. Sarkozy said joint a news conference with
his visiting Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, RIA Novosti reported.
The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out in
1988, as result of the ethnic cleansing the latter launched in the
final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from
1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994
(when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most
of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions is
now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are
holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now.