Source: Strakes, Jason “The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Engagements Beyond Europe and Eurasia”, PONARS Eurasia, June 2019 About the author: Jason E. Strakes is Associate Research Fellow and former Visiting Lecturer in the Politics and Security Progamme at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek. *all opinions expressed are those of the original authorContinue Reading
The Armenian and Azeri foreign ministers, Zohrab Mnatsakanian and Elmar Mamedyarov respectivally, met the OSCE Minsk Group co-Chairs Stéphane Visconti of France, Andrew Schofer of the United States and Igor Papov of Russia, alongside the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk in Washington today to discuss issues relatedContinue Reading
According to official notifications from the Azeri and Nagorno Karabakh Defence Ministries, as well as each’s respective Foreign Ministry, the OSCE Minsk Group has conducted 104 ceasefire monitoring missions at military outposts along the line-of-contact that separates Nagorno Karabakh (officially called the Republic of Artsakh) and Azerbaijan, and along theContinue Reading
OSCE representatives conducted a ceasefire monitoring mission today (04 June) at military positions on the south-central segment of the line-of-contact near the city of Martuni. From Armenian side were representatives Mihail Olaru (Moldova) and Martin Schuster (Germany), while from the Azeri side of the line-of-contact were Simon Tiller (United Kingdom),Continue Reading
Official reports from the Azeri Defence Ministry today stated that serviceman, Aqil Omarov, was killed on the line-of-contact near the abandoned city of Aghdam. Azeri reports state that Omarov was killed as a result of sniper fire from the Armenian side. A Facebook post apparently dedicated to the fallen servicemanContinue Reading
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Minsk Group heads, co-presidents Stéphane Visconti, Andrew Schofer and Igor Papov and Personal Representative Andrzej Kasprzyk, continued their regional visit plans and are now in Nagorno Karabakh. The delegation concluded its visit to Yerevan yesterday, and were received by the Nagorno KarabakhContinue Reading
The OSCE Minsk Group delegation consisting of Andrzej Kasprzyk, and the co-chairs Stéphane Visconti, Andrew Schofer and Igor Papov, were received by Armenia’s defence minister Davit Tonoyan. The delegation is visiting the region according to official plans, and have come to Armenia to discuss issues related to the Nagorno KarabakhContinue Reading
The ceasefire of 1994 was a turning point in the conflict over Nagorno Karabakh. After years of war, a trilateral ceasefire agreement was signed between the interested parties by the Ministers of Defence of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh. Footage from negotiations: Representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh and RussiaContinue Reading
OSCE representatives conducted a ceasefire monitoring mission on Tuesday (14 May) at military positions northeast of the village of Talish, in the Martakert region of Nagorno Karabakh, and positions opposite to them in the Goranboy region of Azerbaijan. Monitoring on Nagorno Karabakh’s side were Ognjen Jovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina GhenadieContinue Reading
Source: “Armenia, Azerbaijan seem ready for dialogue on Nagorno-Karabakh issue – Russian ministry “, TASS, 10 MAY 2019 *all opinions expressed are those of the original author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or stance of Nagorno Karabakh Observer. Moscow can see that Baku and Yerevan areContinue Reading
The US Deputy Assistant Secretary for the European and Eurasian Affairs within the State Department, George Kent, expressed today that Washington is “…ready to support peaceful settlement of the Naogrno Karabakh conflict. During a press conference According to numerous online sources(1,2), the Deputy Assistant also mentioned: “The US treats itsContinue Reading
Today, the Armenian and Azeri foreign ministers, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Elmar Mammedyarov respectivally meet their Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow for re-conciliatory talks on the Karabakh conflict. During the talks, besides the three foreign ministers, the OSCE Minsk Group co-Chairs also participated, them being Stephane Visconti (France), Igor PapovContinue Reading
Footage and satellite imagery from the past several months highlight demolitions of ethnic-Armenian churches, homes, residential buildings and even a village in Nagorno Karabakh. The demolitions were carried out by Azerbaijan’s government, now fully in control of the territory. The entire Armenian population of 120,000 fled to Armenia proper
Mayors of the three major cities of former Nagorno Karabakh, have been arrested by Armenian authorities coinciding with a growing opposition movement with whom they may have been associated with. The mayor of Karabakhi capital Stepanakert, and those of Askeran and Martakert cities have been detained by Armenian authorities. Stepanakert
On 24 May, 2024, Armenia’s Defence Ministry reported that the country’s prime minister nominated five colonels to be promoted to the rank of major general. This is one of the highest numbers of officers promoted to such ranks in one act in recent years. These career advancements possibly indicate loyalty,
Azerbaijan’s defence minister receives large Turkish delegation headed by the country’s deputy defence minister and the heads of numerous Turkish defence firms. The two sides discussed further military coop. including joint weapons production. Interestingly, Turkish general Bahtiyar Ersay appears in a complete Azeri military uniform on Azerbaijan’s side of the
In January 2024, footage emerged of what appear to be Azeri military personnel in the ethnic-Armenian village of Hakaku, Nagorno Karabakh (NK). The village, along with the entire territory of NK were overran by Azerbaijan’s military during it’s offensive in September 2023. One of the first sources of the footage
Since approximately 2020, mystery aircraft have been spotted flying around Azerbaijan’s northwestern Dallar airbase, 30 km from Armenia’s border. They were spotted a month prior to the 2020 Nagorno Karabakh war and had been seen numerous times since. The aircraft had not been able to be explicitly identified through open
