MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The decades-old row was revived in April when neighbors exchanged rocket fire, killing dozens on both sides. A truce was agreed on April 5, but reports of violations continued. The Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents reportedly have plans to meet in Vienna next week.
"I have nothing to say on this report," Dmitry Peskov told journalists. "Of course, Moscow will welcome any effort aimed at deescalating tensions in the conflict zone and returning to a dialogue on political settlement."
The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh began in 1988 when the mountainous region sought to secede from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. It proclaimed independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a cessation of hostilities in 1994, effectively freezing the conflict.
