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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry held a phone talk Monday, expressing concern over the rising tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh and calling for an immediate resumption of the ceasefire regime, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Saturday, Armenia and Azerbaijan noted a sharp escalation
of the situation in the mountainous Nagorno-Karabakh area, with both
sides accusing each other of violating the ceasefire that has been
in place since 1994.
The politicians "expressed serious concern over the escalation of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, confirming their calls for an immediate
cessation of hostilities," the ministry said in a statement.
The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh began in 1988, when the Armenian-dominated autonomous region sought to secede from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, before proclaiming independence after the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991. In September 2015, the conflict escalated, with the sides blaming each other for violating the truce.
The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh began in 1988, when the Armenian-dominated autonomous region sought to secede from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, before proclaiming independence after the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991. In September 2015, the conflict escalated, with the sides blaming each other for violating the truce.
"It was agreed that Russia, the United States
and France — as co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group — should step up their
efforts in assisting in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict. Lavrov and Kerry condemned the attempts of certain 'external
players' to fuel up the confrontation in Karabakh," the statement reads.
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