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Russian, Azerbaijani Leaders Discuss Nagorno-Karabakh

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, meet in Sochi on August 9.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, have met for talks in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi.

Topping the agenda was the situation concerning negotiations over Nagorno-Karabakh, the predominantly ethnic Armenian enclave within Azerbaijan that broke away from Baku's control in a war in the early 1990s.

Aliyev thanked Russia for its mediation efforts in the dispute.

"We greatly appreciate your personal involvement in this process," Aliyev said. "The negotiation rounds already held have drawn the positions of the two sides closer."

Russia, France, and the United States co-chair the Minsk Group, created by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to broker a peace deal.

The negotiations on a settlement have remained deadlocked since a June summit in the Russian city of Kazan between the Armenian, Azerbaijani, and Russian leaders.

Medvedev and Aliyev today were also expected to discuss the legal status of the Caspian Sea, as well as trade and economic cooperation between their two countries.

compiled from agency reports
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by: Elvin from: Dallas, Texas
August 09, 2011 19:33
Duing the last well known Medvedev's speach, he clearly stated that Karabakh problem is something that Russia deciedes. And this is also supported by the fact that durirng the karabakha war, Russia forces were part of the figting forces against Azerbaijan. By the way, this was during the period when Azerbaijan expressed its interest in attracting the foreign western capital to oil fields of Azerbaijan. Russia was mad by that as Azerbaijan was a big chunk of its oil support. Armenian government does relize that, but Armenian people do not. Armenian people believe that everything was done by armenian forces for higher purposes, like establishing their national ideology over historical lands of armenia. Armenia is the name, like Caucasus.
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by: Taxpayer from: USA
August 10, 2011 02:10

Hey Elvin from Toxas - how about disclosing your oily conflicts of interest? The only time so called artificial republic of azerbaijan was able to gain any success over Artsakh self defense forces was when they brought Soviet Army division from Kirovabad that occupied parts of Artsakh for the Azeri Turks. These lands are still under the Azeri Turk occupation with their native Armenian population killed by Azeri OMON or expelled. Soviet Army left enormous amounts of weapons including the aircraft to Azeri Turks. These aircraft were bombing Artsakh civilian targets throughout the entire War for Independence piloted by Russian and Ukrainian mercenaries.
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by: Elvin from: Dallas, Texas
August 10, 2011 14:25
Dear taxpayer,
there was no any organized force from the part of azerbaijan. This is recognized internationally. It is also reognized that 336 divsion of russian Armey was fighting force in karabkh along with the other forces of Armenia. Myu dear friends 200 000 people of karabakh (Armenian ethnically) could not form any "self defense" mechanisms against 7 million Azerbaijan, including 700 000 Azeris expelled from Karabakh and surrounding lands. It is quite obvious.
You should understand that Armenian population of karabakh was brought there after the Russian Iranina wars. It is confirmed by all documents of that time and still available in Russian Archives.
It is of no interest for Armenia and Azerbaijan to fight again each other, as this only strenghtens the Russian positions in the region. Taking into consideration Russia's long Caucasus policy and its history it is obvious that it can give up Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, but it cannot give up Caucasus.
Armenian president is just a marionette of Putin and this is obvious. He does not represent interests of Armenian nation. Instead, he is serving to Russia interests and tries to justify those actions by history.
I think it is time to think about Karabakh. Russia will have poweres until Armenian and Azeri people are ethnically violent to each other. This works for Russia, and not to any other country of the region.
Secondly, Ethnic disputes are the major reason why liberal democracy cannot be established. (this is in the thory of political science)
Therefore suffering economies of Caucasus countries will continue suffering and probably will come to the end and end up being provinces of Russia again.

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by: Jim from: UK
August 10, 2011 16:20
Taxpayer is an 11 year old brainwashed US Armenian immigrant that knows no better than to repeat the BS drivel he reads from Armenian propaganda websites. Lets pray together that this misguided youth finds the right path.
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by: Donovan from: PA
August 11, 2011 03:30
have you seen what the oil cost is now- a mere 80 bucks

by: Nick from: Moon
August 11, 2011 04:10
Elvin, you are out of your mind. Karabakhis are native of the land, the people who came into Armenian proper after Russo-Iranian war was the people who was forced out of their homeland by Shah Abbas. They just returned their home. They did not occupied other people's land. They retake their land that stolen by people like you and Aliev. Historical revisionism is your job and your president's job. Please take your nowsout of something that has nothing to do with you and Azerbiajan Republic. In the Krabakh war, the Karabakhis fought bravely and won the war against the 7 million Azeris. You can say what ever you want and you can put blame on anyone you like but reality is reality. Arzakh won and Azerbaiajn lost. The reason very simple, Armenains fought for their land and Azeris have tried to occupy the land that illegally transfered to Azerbaiajn by Stalin. I wish we can have a better dialogue with people like you and other Azeris. It is a simple fact you can occupy the land and simply makeup history for it, as a historical Azerbaijan land. Look at mirror and be honest with yourself, and think twice. If you want another bloodshed, follow Aliev's rethoric or if you want peace in South Caucasus you have to accept this people right to self determination. There is a way to do that and solve the problem in a way that no one feels tricks by other side. Aliev taking you guys to nowhere and this policy will make harder to find a compromiose solution. Whatever happens, Arzakh people are self governed themselves for the last twenty years and they have done darn good job. Their economy is growing more or less. It is very difficult to ask people who governed themselves for two decades to subjegate to another government which has criminal intentions and capable of doing crime as they did in Baku, Sumgait and many other places. It is shameful that in this time and age take knife and ax in the streets and att\ack other people. I hope Azeri people come to their senses and sincerely appologized what they have done in baku, Sumgait and in Arzakh proper. That day will be the day of friendship and will be the new dawn in South Caucaus.
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by: Elvin from: USA
August 11, 2011 14:22
Go figure that out
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by: Elvin from: Dallas, Texas
August 11, 2011 14:25
My dear friend,

Have you ever seen the Stalin's decree? Stalin did not give us anything, he gave something to you. Open the Paris Conference Map, and you will see who gave lands to armenia
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by: elvin from: Dallas, Texas
August 11, 2011 14:32
And, please understand, I am not following any rethoric. God gave me a brain to think, eyes to see ears to hear and mouth to speak. I will continue speaking.
Azerbaijan joined the USSR much biqqer that it is current, internationally recognized territories. Do you understand that? So judge by yourself now what Stalin did. Did he give the lands to azerbaijan and by doing so decresed the total area if it? it is weired

by: Nick from: Moon
August 11, 2011 04:13
Jim, if taxpayer is misguided by Armenian propaganda, than your soul bought by Azeri petrodollar.
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by: Jim from: UK
August 11, 2011 09:21
Nick, give us back our Moon! It’s our territory! :P

The fact remains that there are several UN resolutions in place which call for immediate, complete, and unconditional withdrawal of Armenian forces from NK and NK is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan.

The fact that Armenia rejects this, means that it is breaking with international law and perusing its expansionist goals. Which is illegal and stupid considering how weak the country is. Which then begs the question how can a country with one of the worst performing economies and an ever shrinking population can carry out any sort of aggression against a bigger, much richer and well armed neighbor? The answer is it can’t now and it couldn’t before without the support of Russian forces. Armenia is just a puppet on Russian strings. Of course we can’t really blame Russia, they didn’t want to let Azerbaijan go from the beginning when the war criminal Gorbachev sent in forces in to Azerbaijan and murdered civilians (Black January), but to his credit he later declared that this was the worst mistake of his political career.
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by: Camel Anaturk from: Kurdistan
August 12, 2011 12:03
Dear nick & taxpayer,do you really think jim &elvin have souls to sell or brains to be washed???All they have to sell is their stolen goats,and their hind-parts which are not in great demand with today`s high price of retrovil.Dont pay attention to illiterate cow-boy,pardon goat -boy allahtans vomiting their crap on rfe/rl posts.They are not responsible for their deeds We must forgive them their sins,as the great allah does.

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