Vedomosti publication wrote that during the reintegration of Nagorno-Karabakh into Azerbaijan, the country’s authorities intend to benefit from Croatia’s experience. Related authors material It was Ilya Lakstygal and Nurlan Gasimov.
As Yakov Smirnov, a researcher at the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, explains, the essence of the Croatian model is to provide cultural autonomy to national minorities on the basis of a council of municipalities in which national minorities are included. for the majority of the population. The basis of the model was the 1995 Erdut Agreement on the integration of the Serb minority in Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium.
before Stepanakert changed From the Armenian energy system to the Azerbaijani energy system.
Nagorno-Karabakh is a predominantly Armenian settlement in Azerbaijan. The only artery connecting the region to Armenia is the Lachin corridor.
The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (also known as Artsakh) declared its independence in 1991, but it was not recognized by UN member states, even Armenia. For almost 30 years the republic was essentially outside Baku’s control; A local regime operated in the territory supported by Yerevan. Russian peacekeepers contributed to stabilizing the situation in the region, but clashes between the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides in the region almost did not stop.
The situation worsened in May 2020. In November 2020, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed an agreement with the participation of Russia on the cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. The document provided for the entry of Russian peacekeepers into the Nagorno-Karabakh territory, the exchange of prisoners, the transfer of some regions in the region by Armenia to Azerbaijan, and the return of refugees.
19 September 2023 Azerbaijan announced About the start of the “anti-terrorist operation” in Nagorno-Karabakh.
September 20 Baku and Karabakh with the help of Russian peacekeepers To agree about the ceasefire. In accordance with the agreement, Karabakh’s armed forces will be disbanded and their heavy equipment will be withdrawn and handed over. At the same time, the implementation of this process will be monitored by the Russian peacekeeping mission.
Previously in the European Parliament I started talking About sanctions against Azerbaijan due to the Karabakh attack.
Source: Gazeta
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