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Azerbaijan launched a military show of force in Baku today, two days after
talks with Armenia aimed at resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict broke
down.
Troops and army vehicles streamed through the capital as Azberbaijani
President Ilham Aliyev pledged to increase military spending and win control
of territories disputed with Armenia.
Azerbaijan and Armenia fought a war over Nagorno-Karabakh starting in
1988. The conflict killed more than 20,000, forced 1 million into exile, and
led to a territorial dispute that has not yet been resolved. A cease-fire in
1994 ended the fighting, but skirmishes continue. Gunfire and mines
routinely kill dozens of people on both sides of the border each year.
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian met with his Azerbaijani counterpart on
June 24 for negotiations on the issue, hosted by Russia's President Dmitry
Medvedev in Kazan, Russia.
The outcome was a major disappointment after hopes had been raised of a
long-awaited breakthrough in the talks.
Some info:
Nagorno-Karabakh War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
talks with Armenia aimed at resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict broke
down.
Troops and army vehicles streamed through the capital as Azberbaijani
President Ilham Aliyev pledged to increase military spending and win control
of territories disputed with Armenia.
Azerbaijan and Armenia fought a war over Nagorno-Karabakh starting in
1988. The conflict killed more than 20,000, forced 1 million into exile, and
led to a territorial dispute that has not yet been resolved. A cease-fire in
1994 ended the fighting, but skirmishes continue. Gunfire and mines
routinely kill dozens of people on both sides of the border each year.
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian met with his Azerbaijani counterpart on
June 24 for negotiations on the issue, hosted by Russia's President Dmitry
Medvedev in Kazan, Russia.
The outcome was a major disappointment after hopes had been raised of a
long-awaited breakthrough in the talks.
Some info:
Nagorno-Karabakh War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia