Morning News at 08:12, Tuesday, 3 March 1992
- “…….And Serzh Sarkisian, now president of Armenia, confirmed to me in an interview in December 2000 that Armenian armed men had indeed killed Azerbaijani civilians. ”
Thomas De Waal
http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/2609
Cease-Fire, 1994
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Russia brokered a cease-fire between Armenia and Azerbaijan in 1994 The cease-fire has not been successful, as the goals of both sides have not been met - Armenia occupies 20% of Azeri territory, including territory outside of Karabakh; still demands independence for Karabakh
- Azerbaijan demands its right to self-determination, the end of the occupation and the return of Karabakh to Azerbaijan
“The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict” by Jacob Dougherty, University of Wisconsin
www.azer.com
Impact of the Conflict - Over 400 people have died each year since the cease- fire in Nagorno-Karabakh due to the continued conflict.
- No end of conflict achieved yet.
- The plight of refugees:
- Over 1 million displaced Azeris in Azerbaijan
- Refugee camps unable to supply refugees with clean water, food
Results of the WAR (1988-1994) - 30 000 killed from both sides
- Azerbaijan possess 800 000 IDPs/refugees expelled
from Nagorno Karabakh, Armenia and 7 occupied
regions beyond NK
- Armenia possess 300 000 refugees from Azerbaijan
- UN Security Council passed 4 resolutions:
- recognizes the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
- demanded the immediate cessation of military
activities
- immediate, full and unconditional withdrawal of occupation forces from all the occupied regions of the Azerbaijan Republic.
- The Republic of Armenia refused to comply with
these demands
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