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 As
the well-known, the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region (NKAO)
occupied the south-eastern part of the Lesser Caucasus and covered
an area of 4,388 square kilometres. By the 1980s, NKAO's population
was about 75% ethnic Armenian, with most Azerbaijanis living in the
district and city of Susha.
In 1988, Armenian demonstrations against Azerbaijani rule broke out
in both NKAO and Armenia. Having begun with organising of the illegal
meetings, strikes and actions of disobediences, the Republic of Armenia
started to establish the unconstitutional power institutions in the
Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. The military formations as
well as a huge amount of weapons and ammunitions were shipped on the
territory of Azerbaijan. A military bridgehead was set up to conduct
an armed aggression against Azerbaijan.
Full-scale hostilities in the zone of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict
triggered at the end of 1991 - early 1992. Over 30,000 people were
killed in the fighting from 1992 to 1994.In 1993 the UN Security Council
adopted resolutions calling for the cessation of hostilities, unimpeded
access for international humanitarian relief efforts, and the eventual
deployment of a peacekeeping force in the region. The UN also called
for immediate withdrawal of all ethnic Armenian forces from the occupied
territories of Azerbaijan. Fighting continued, however, until May
1994 when Russia brokered a cease-fire.
International mediation on the settlement of the conflict takes its
beginning from February, 1992, within the framework of so called OSCE
Minsk process, which is the only forum on the elaboration of comprehensive
model of settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.
For background material about Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and peace
talks visit next link:
US State Deaprtment, International Information Programs
http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/eur/nagorno/
Azerbaijan International's web site
http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/karabakh/karabakh_current/keywest_index.html
The press about peace talks:
Azerbaijan International's web site
http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/karabakh/media/media_index.html
Azerbaijan Internet Links - http://resources.net.az/nk.htm
Caspian Studies Program at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy
School of Government
http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/BCSIA/SDI.nsf/web/NKSpecial
featuring links to
recent publications relevant to the Nagorno-Karabagh negotiations
process.
For related links see:
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