Russian Peacekeepers Deliver Aid to Nagorno Karabakh Amidst Ongoing Cooperation and Discussions for a Future Peace Treaty

2023-09-23 09:53:00

“In total, the Russian peacekeepers’ cargo transport delivered more than 50 tons of cargo to Stepanakert, including food rations and hygiene kits, as well as basic necessities,” the statement said.

The note indicates that the Russian contingent continues to host 826 civilians, including 440 children, who are currently unable to return to their homes and to whom all necessary assistance is provided.

It is stated that the Russian peacekeepers continuously maintain cooperation with Baku and Stepanakert to prevent bloodshed in the conflict zone, ensure the safety of civilians and the peacekeeping contingent itself, as well as compliance with the norms of humanitarian law.

However, on September 21, it was reported that the Armenian population of Nagorno Karabakh and the authorities of Azerbaijan did not agree on a final agreement on the reintegration of that region into the country.

Nagorno Karabakh is a region of the South Caucasus where the vast majority of the population are Armenians.

In 1923 it received the status of an autonomous region within the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.

In 1988, a movement for reunification with Armenia began in Nagorno Karabakh. On September 2, 1991, local authorities declared the independence of Azerbaijan and changed the name of the region to the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

From 1992 to 1994, Azerbaijan attempted to take control of the self-proclaimed republic through large-scale military operations, during which up to 30,000 people were killed.

In 1994, the parties agreed to a ceasefire, but The status of the republic was never determined.

At the end of September 2020, fighting resumed. On the night of November 10 of that year, Azerbaijan and Armenia, with the support of Moscow, agreed to a ceasefire, exchange of prisoners and the bodies of the dead. Russian peacekeepers were established in the region, including the Lachin corridor.

In 2022, Yerevan and Baku, thanks to the mediation of Russia, the United States and the European Union, began to discuss a future peace treaty. At the end of May 2023, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said that Yerevan is ready to recognize Azerbaijan’s sovereignty within Soviet borders, that is, including Nagorno-Karabakh.

In September 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that Armenia had recognized Azerbaijan’s sovereignty over Karabakh. The Azerbaijani president, Ilham Aliev, assured that his country and Armenia might sign a peace treaty before 2024 if Yerevan does not change its position.

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