Possibility of resumption of hostilities no higher than 5 years ago

Possibility of resumption of hostilities no higher than 5 years ago
February 9, 2010 - 14:11 AMT

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Armenia has to be ready for regional hostilities, the possibility of which can never be ruled out, former NKR Foreign Minister Arman Melikyan said.



“The possibility of resumption of hostilities in the region is no higher than 5 years ago,” he told a news conference in Yerevan, also adding that Azerbaijan won’t launch a war, unless offered guarantees by one of superpowers.



“To strengthen its positions in Azerbaijan, Moscow could benefit from the situation by agreeing a compromise with Baku,” Melikyan noted, commenting on Russia’s stance in Karabakh conflict settlement.



“Armenians’ leaving Karabakh would be the worst scenario in final solution to the conflict,” Melikyan believes.





The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan

The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now.

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