Nagorno-Karabakh Needs Resolution
01 September 2005
Voice of America
Armenian President Robert Kocharian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met in Kazan, Russia, to discuss Nagomo-Karabakh, a predominantly ethnic Armenian region of Azerbaijan, which, along with seven surrounding Azerbaijan territories, is under Armenian military control.
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[...] The fighting and the expulsion of Armenians from Azerbaijan and Azerbaijanis from Armenia displaced more than a million people. Armenia and Azerbaijan have observed a cease-fire agreement since 1994.
Some one-hundred-thousand Azerbaijanis remain in refugee camps today, where conditions are often desperate. The U.S. is providing humanitarian assistance to ethnic Armenian residents of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azeris and others displaced to areas outside the region. U.S. aid includes housing, health care, and clean water.
The U.S. supports the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and believes that the future status of Nagorno-Karabakh should be decided through negotiation.[...].
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The preceding was an editorial reflecting the views of the United States Government.
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
Voice of America
Armenian President Robert Kocharian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met in Kazan, Russia, to discuss Nagomo-Karabakh, a predominantly ethnic Armenian region of Azerbaijan, which, along with seven surrounding Azerbaijan territories, is under Armenian military control.
[...]
[...] The fighting and the expulsion of Armenians from Azerbaijan and Azerbaijanis from Armenia displaced more than a million people. Armenia and Azerbaijan have observed a cease-fire agreement since 1994.
Some one-hundred-thousand Azerbaijanis remain in refugee camps today, where conditions are often desperate. The U.S. is providing humanitarian assistance to ethnic Armenian residents of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azeris and others displaced to areas outside the region. U.S. aid includes housing, health care, and clean water.
The U.S. supports the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and believes that the future status of Nagorno-Karabakh should be decided through negotiation.[...].
[...]
The preceding was an editorial reflecting the views of the United States Government.
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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