- Nagorno-Karabakh Declaration
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Presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia Ilham Aliev, Dmitry Medvedev and Serj Sargsyan at moment of signing declaration about Nagorno-Karabakh
In the Nagorno-Karabakh Declaration (more formally, The Declaration of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Armenia and the Russian Federation), signed 2 November 2008 in the Meiendorf Castle in Moscow Oblast, the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia stated their intention to "contribute to a healthier situation in the South Caucasus and the establishment of regional stability and security through a political settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of the principles and norms of international law and adopted in the framework of decisions and documents".
It reaffirmed the importance of continuing the mediation efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group in the light of the Madrid document dated 29 November 2007, and subsequent discussions.
The parties reached an agreement that "reach a peaceful settlement that must be accompanied by a legally binding international guarantees all its aspects and stages".
According to the Russian co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, Yuri Merzlyakov, the main value of the declaration is that it was the first since 1994, agreed to in the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, and concluded "directly between the two conflicting parties"[1].
External links
- Text of declaration (Russian)
References
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict History Locations Political leaders Military leaders Foreign involvement Origins
Soviet era
- Dissolution of the USSR
- Askeran clash
- Sumgait pogrom
- Kirovabad pogrom
- Baku pogrom
- Black January
- Operation Ring
- Khojaly Massacre
- Maraghar Massacre
- Capture of Shusha
- Operation Goranboy
- Mardakert and Martuni Offensives
- 1993 Summer Offensives
- Battle of Kelbajar
Recent developments
- 2008 Mardakert skirmishes
- 2010 Nagorno-Karabakh skirmish
- 2010 Mardakert skirmishes
- Prague Process
- Madrid Principles
- Current situation
1 Republic of Armenia's involvement is partial
2 Unrecognized state, but a de-facto functioning republicNagorno-Karabakh, North
Nagorno-Karabakh, Central
Nagorno-Karabakh, South
Rayons of Azerbaijan under Armenian control
- Heydar Aliyev
- Ayaz Mütallibov
- Abulfaz Elchibey
- Yagub Mammadov
- Isa Gambar
- Ilham Aliyev
Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno-Karabakh
- Nizami Bahmanov
- Bayram Safarov
- Samvel Babayan
- Monte Melkonian
- Arkadi Ter-Tadevosyan
- Isgandar Hamidov
- Surat Huseynov
- Rahim Gaziyev
- Valeh Barshadly
- Hemayag Haroyan
- Vazgen Sargsyan
Military aid to Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Military aid to Azerbaijan
Conflict mediation
Russia
Kazakhstan
- Zheleznovodsk Communiqué
Iran (1992)
- Tehran Communiqué
- OSCE (1994-present)
- Baker Rules
International documents
- UN SC Resolutions 822, 853, 874, 884
- UN GA Resolution 62/243
- PACE Resolution 1416
- OIC 10/11, OIC 10/37 Resolutions
- NATO Lisbon Summit Declaration
- Nagorno-Karabakh Declaration
- Astrakhan Declaration
Categories:- Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- Treaties concluded in 2008
- Treaties of Armenia
- Treaties of Azerbaijan
- Treaties of the Russian Federation
- 2008 in Russia
- 2008 in Azerbaijan
- 2008 in Armenia
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