OSCE mission cites ‘disastrous’ fallout from Karabakh conflict
BAKU – OSCE mediators brokering settlement to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict announced last week the findings of their 2010 mission to the Armenia-occupied territories of Azerbaijan, citing "stark evidence" of the disastrous consequences of the dispute and the failure to reach a peaceful settlement.
The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs - Bernard Fassier of France, Robert Bradtke of the United States, and Igor Popov of Russia – concluded that the Azerbaijani towns and villages that existed before the conflict are abandoned and almost entirely in ruins.
"While no reliable figures exist, the overall population is roughly estimated as 14,000 persons, living in small settlements and in the towns of Lachin and Kelbajar. The co-chairs assess that there has been no significant growth in the population since 2005.
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