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U.S. says Karabakh conflict may grow

30 January 2019 11:55 (UTC+04:00)
U.S. says Karabakh conflict may grow

By Trend

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict may grow and even "draw in" Russia in one way or another, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats wrote in a worldwide threat assessment to the Senate Intelligence Committee.

"Tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region remains a potential source for a large-scale military conflict that might draw in Russia", he said.

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.

The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

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