Azerbaijan arrests former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan for trying to leave for Armenia. Over 47,000 ethnic Armenians have fled Nagorno-Karabakh following Azerbaijan’s recent capture. Vardanyan’s wife seeks support for his release; he’s taken to Baku. Azerbaijan has apprehended a former leader of Nagorno-Karabakh while attempting to depart the enclave for Armenia, according to authorities. Ruben … Read more
Armenia and Azerbaijan fought two wars over Azerbaijan’s Armenian-populated Nagorno-Karabakh territory, in 2020 and the 1990s. Russia deployed over 2,000 peacekeepers to monitor the fragile cease-fire; yet, tensions linger despite the agreement. BAKU: Two troops were killed Wednesday in Nagorno-Karabakh as both sides accused one another of cease-fire violations. Armenia and Azerbaijan fought two wars … Read more
Armenia and Azerbaijan are preparing for peace talks, according to Armenia’s foreign ministry, following a flare-up last month in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory, over which they waged a war in 2020. During an EU-mediated meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev “directed foreign ministers to begin preliminary … Read more
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned that an armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia could escalate into a regional war. According to reports from the Iranian capital, Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a statement broadcast on state television on Wednesday, October 7, that the threat of an armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia … Read more
