Baku and Yerevan have fought two wars over the mountainous enclave and thesignature of a peace treaty remains a distant prospect. Talks under the mediation of the European Union, United States, and Russiahave brought about little progress. "So long as a peace treaty has not been signed and such a treaty has notbeen ratified by the parliaments of the two countries, of course, a (new) war(with Azerbaijan) is very likely," Pashinyan told AFP. Tensions escalated earlier in July when Azerbaijan temporarily shut theLachin corridor, the sole road linking Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia. The growing diplomatic engagement of the European Union and United Statesin the Caucasus has irked traditional regional power broker Russia.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha July 21, 2023 22:06 UTC