Accessibility links

Breaking News

Hope Seen For Nagorno-Karabakh Settlement


12 July 2005 -- International mediators involved in the territorial dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan said today there is hope for a settlement.

Representatives from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have been trying to resolve the dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave that ethnic Armenian forces seized more than a decade ago. A truce was agreed to in 1994 but both countries continue to lay claim to the enclave.

U.S. diplomat Steve Mann, speaking in Baku, said much was possible "if we can count on the goodwill and the desire of the Azerbaijani and Armenian people" to reach a settlement.

The U.S., Russia, and France co-chair the OSCE's so-called Minsk Group attempting to resolve the long-standing conflict between the two Caucasian nations.

(news agencies)

RFE/RL has been declared an "undesirable organization" by the Russian government.

If you are in Russia or the Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine and hold a Russian passport or are a stateless person residing permanently in Russia or the Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine, please note that you could face fines or imprisonment for sharing, liking, commenting on, or saving our content, or for contacting us.

To find out more, click here.

XS
SM
MD
LG