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By Rashid Shirinov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian may exchange views on the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict during a meeting in Yerevan.

This was announced by Maria Zakharova, Russian foreign ministry’s spokeswoman, during a briefing on October 6.

"There will be no special event dedicated to this issue,” Zakharova said, adding that the views on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict may be exchanged during the visit.

Lavrov will take part in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on October 14 in Yerevan.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed and over 1 million were displaced as a result of the large-scale hostilities. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations.

Armenia still controls fifth part of Azerbaijan's territory and rejects implementing four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding districts.

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Rashid Shirinov is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow him on Twitter: @RashidShirinov

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