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Russia calls on parties to Karabakh conflict to strictly observe ceasefire

VIENNA, April 5. /TASS/. Russia calls on the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to strictly observe truce, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Organizations for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Alexander Lukashevich said on Tuesday at a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council dedicated to the situation in the region. "We call on the parties to immediately and completely stop hostilities and demonstrate restraint in future," he said. "The ceasefire regime must be strictly observed." The situation along the line of engagement of the conflicting parties in Nagorno-Karabakh deteriorated dramatically overnight to April 2. Following fierce armed clashes at the contact line, the parties to the conflict accused each other of violating truce. The conflict between neighboring Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up but was mainly populated by Armenians, broke out in the late 1980s. In 1991-1994, the confrontation spilled over into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and some adjacent territories. Thousands left their homes on both sides in a conflict that killed 30,000. A truce was called between Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh republic on one side and Azerbaijan on the other in May 1994. Read more

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