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    Tension escalation in Karabakh unlikely to evolve into large-scale
    military actions - ambassador to Armenia


    YEREVAN, August 2. /ARKA/. Russian Ambassador to Armenia Ivan
    Volinking doesn't think that the current escalation of confrontation
    in the Karabakh conflict zone may grow into large-scale military
    actions.

    "We are concerned over the situation, since it is wrong to solve
    problems by military means," he was quoted by Novosti-Armenia as
    saying Saturday at a news conference. "It is necessary to reach a
    truce, to set a ceasefire regime and to persuade the conflicting sides
    of the necessity of negotiation."

    "We remain stuck to opinion that the matter should be settled by
    peaceful means," the ambassador added.

    In recent days, Azerbaijan's raids on the contact line became
    frequent. As a result, 15 Azerbaijani and three Nagorno-Karabakh
    servicemen were killed.

    Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Karabakh, mainly populated by
    Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan.

    On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet
    Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority
    of the population (99.89%) voted for secession from Azerbaijan.
    Afterwards, large-scale military operations began. As a result,
    Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven regions
    adjacent to it.

    Some 30,000 people were killed in this war and about one million
    people fled their homes.

    On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the
    military operations. Since 1992, talks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group
    are being held over peaceful settlement of the conflict. The group is
    co-chaired by USA, Russia and France. -0---


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