Hopes and fears rise in Karabakh conflict
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TBILISI — Hopes have been raised of progress towards a peace deal to end the long-running stand-off between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorny Karabakh, but analysts warn that a return to war is also possible.
There has been speculation ahead of talks between the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents on June 25 in the Russian city of Kazan that the bitter enemies could sign a “basic principles” agreement — a small step on a long road to a settlement of the dispute over the mountainous region.
But 17 years after the ceasefire that ended all-out hostilities, tensions have risen again with regular firefights along the Karabakh frontline and repeated threats from Baku to seize the region back by force if talks don’t yield results.
In response, the ethnic Armenian forces who have controlled Karabakh since the war and their backers in Yerevan have threatened large-scale retaliation if Baku takes military action..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110620com3.html
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