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HOLLANDE TO HOST TALKS ON KARABAKH CRISIS
The Peninsula, Qatar
Oct 23 2014
October 23, 2014 - 12:47:51 am
PARIS: French President Francois Hollande will mediate talks between
the leaders of arch-foes Armenia and Azerbaijan in a bid to revive
talks on a separatist conflict that has dragged on for over two
decades.
At the heart of the dispute is the fate of Nagorny Karabakh, a region
mostly inhabited by ethnic Armenians that broke away from Azerbaijan
with the help of Armenia in a war that claimed some 30,000 lives
between 1991 and 1994.
The conflict has festered ever since, with occasional skirmishes on
the front, and international mediators have been unable to find a
political solution.
In August, more than 20 troops died on the two sides in the deadliest
clashes since the 1994 ceasefire.
The Paris meeting, confirmed by Hollande's entourage, will include
representatives of the Minsk group of mediators appointed by the OSCE
in 1992, which France co-chairs with Russia and the United States.
Hollande will hold separate meetings with Azerbaijan President Ilham
Aliyev and Armenia's Serzh Sargsyan, who could then meet face-to-face
if they wish.
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/international/305005/hollande-to-host-talks-on-karabakh-crisis
The Peninsula, Qatar
Oct 23 2014
October 23, 2014 - 12:47:51 am
PARIS: French President Francois Hollande will mediate talks between
the leaders of arch-foes Armenia and Azerbaijan in a bid to revive
talks on a separatist conflict that has dragged on for over two
decades.
At the heart of the dispute is the fate of Nagorny Karabakh, a region
mostly inhabited by ethnic Armenians that broke away from Azerbaijan
with the help of Armenia in a war that claimed some 30,000 lives
between 1991 and 1994.
The conflict has festered ever since, with occasional skirmishes on
the front, and international mediators have been unable to find a
political solution.
In August, more than 20 troops died on the two sides in the deadliest
clashes since the 1994 ceasefire.
The Paris meeting, confirmed by Hollande's entourage, will include
representatives of the Minsk group of mediators appointed by the OSCE
in 1992, which France co-chairs with Russia and the United States.
Hollande will hold separate meetings with Azerbaijan President Ilham
Aliyev and Armenia's Serzh Sargsyan, who could then meet face-to-face
if they wish.
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/international/305005/hollande-to-host-talks-on-karabakh-crisis