Kazakh leader wants clarification on Karabakh before inking CU roadmap

Kazakh leader wants clarification on Karabakh before inking CU roadmap

PanARMENIAN.Net - Though with reservation, Kazakhstan is ready to sign a roadmap on Armenia’s accession to the Customs Union, President Nursultan Nazarbayev said, according to RIA Novosti.

As he noted at the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (SEEC) sitting, Kazakhstan demands clarification on the issue of the CU borders in connection with the Nagorno Karabakh issue.

In conclusion, he expressed hope that the experts will find a solution while coordinating the document.

The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan

The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now.

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