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Voice of America: Erdogan Steps Up Support of Azerbaijan in Karabakh Dispute
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking a more assertive stance in the Caucasus following the latest fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh.
Perched between the Russian, Ottoman, and Persian empires, Armenia and Azerbaijan have a long history of tension that began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992, Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Earlier this month, the reopening of the conflict regarding the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh attracted the attention of the international community, with President Erdogan pledging to return the area to Azerbaijan.
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WNU Editor: As to what the other countries in the region are doing, here is a brief summary ....
Nagorno-Karabakh clash: Turkey backs Azeris 'to the end' against Armenia -- BBC
Russia's Lavrov and Kerry discuss Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh -- Reuters
Russia Will Continue Selling Weapons to Azerbaijan and Armenia - Rogozin -- Moscow Times
Karabakh: the view from Georgia -- ODR
Georgia Ready to Mediate Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh -- Georgia Today
Analyst: Iran seeks to strengthen its role in Karabakh process, prefers current status quo -- Armenia Now
Iranian supreme leader’s advisor welcomes Azerbaijan-Armenia truce -- APA
Why Israel is staying silent on Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict -- Ephraim Sneh, Al-Monitor
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