The Latest Breaking News from Azerbaijan

What lies ahead for the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh?

Many residents of the breakaway region say they cannot conceive any form of safe reintegration into Azerbaijan.

Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2023

Azerbaijan send in food supplies to Nagorno-Karabakh after warning of humanitarian catastrophe

Russian peacekeeper vehicles have been pictured leaving the region into Armenia as humanitatian supplies arrive

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

'We'll take a strong stance on any forced displacement': EU's Borrell on Nagorno-Karabakh

Josep Borrell, the EU's high representative for foreign and security policy, speaks to Talking Europe from New York, where he is attending the annual United Nations General Assembly. We discuss the big issues facing the EU in the world: Ukrainian grain exports and food security; the conflict between Azerbaijan and…

France 24 · Sep 22, 2023

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: How Azerbaijan forced Armenia to back down

The Armenian separatist forces in Nagorno-Karabakh on Wednesday agreed to lay down their weapons following Azerbaijan's lightning offensive in the Armenian-majority enclave. Between Moscow's weakening position in the Caucasus and the West's dependence on hydrocarbons, Azerbaijan has taken advantage of a favourable international context to complete a decades-long mission to…

France 24 · Sep 21, 2023

Azerbaijan ‘rejects’ France’s Nagorno-Karabakh ‘illegal’ offensive claim, ambassador says

Azerbaijan and Armenian separatists from the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh held their first direct peace talks Thursday, after Baku claimed to have regained control over the breakaway region in a lightning military operation that France slammed as "illegal, unjustifiable and unacceptable". FRANCE 24 spoke to Leyla Abdullayeva, Azerbaijan's ambassador to…

France 24 · Sep 21, 2023

Documenting suspected war crimes from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Armenia and Azerbaijan have been fighting for control of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is mainly populated by Armenians but internationally recognised as lying within Azerbaijan's borders. A particularly bloody conflict in 2020 enabled Baku to recover a large part of the territory.…

France 24 · Sep 21, 2023

Talks have opened on the future of Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijan claims full control of the region

Talks have opened between representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh and the Azerbaijan government after Azerbaijan claimed full control of the breakaway region

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

Armenian PM says ceasefire is holding in Nagorno-Karabakh as talks begin

Delegation from region, also called Artsakh, which broke away from Azerbaijan, is attempting to settle its future with Baku

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians seek guarantees before handing arms to Baku

As truce talks got under way, ethnic Armenians accused Azerbaijan of breaking the ceasefire, a charge denied by Baku.

Al Jazeera · Sep 21, 2023

Azerbaijan, Karabakh separatists end first round of peace talks

Representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh and the Azerbaijan government met for talks Thursday to discuss the future of the breakaway region that Azerbaijan claims to fully control following a military offensive this week.

France 24 · Sep 21, 2023