Azerbaijan planning 'full-scale war'; Armenia warns

Azerbaijan planning 'full-scale war'; Armenia warns

Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Azerbaijan is planning a “full-scale war” against Armenia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned on February 16, two days after a skirmish on the border left four Armenian troops dead. Tensions between the two Caucasus neighbours have remained high since Baku re-captured the Armenian-populated region of … Read more

Azerbaijan claims full control of breakaway region; holds initial talks with ethnic Armenians

Azerbaijan claims full control of breakaway region; holds initial talks with ethnic Armenians

Azerbaijan regained control of its breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in a deadly two-day military offensive and held initial talks with representatives of its ethnic Armenian population on reintegrating the area into the mainly Muslim country, Azerbaijan’s top diplomat told the UN Security Council on September 21. Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov reaffirmed Azerbaijan’s determination to guarantee … Read more