The border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. File photoMOSCOW, Oct 24The Russian-Azerbaijani-Armenian summit is being prepared, the Kremlin will inform about the date and venue of it, spokesman for the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin invited Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to a trilateral meeting in Russia.< img media-type="ar16x9" data-crop-ratio="0.5625" data-crop-width="600" data-crop-height="338" data-source-sid="rian_photo" class="lazyload" width ="1920" height="1080" decoding="async" sizes="(min-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" src="https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e5/02/19 /1598874939_0:329:2994:2013_1920x0_80_0_0_91d3092a77892c8a450dea9b842c553a.jpg" srcset=" data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%2th2=%22 %20height=%221080%22%3E%3C/svg%3E100w jpg 640w 3_1280x0_80_0_0_9449734fcfc5208e1d7572f8470e24aa.jpg 1280w,https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e5/02/19/1598874939_0:329:2994:2013_1920x0_80_0_0_91d3092a77892c8a450dea9b842c553a.jpg 1920w">Yerevan expects Russia's support in the issue of the withdrawal of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces from the country. «The summit is being prepared. We will inform you about the date and place,» Peskov said. The conflict in Karabakh began in 1988, when the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan SSR. During the armed confrontation in 1992-1994, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions. Since 1992, negotiations have been underway on a peaceful settlement of the conflict within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group, headed by three co-chairs — Russia, the United States and France. Azerbaijan insists on maintaining its territorial integrity, Armenia defends the interests of the unrecognized republic, since the NKR is not a party to the negotiations. At the end of September 2020, hostilities resumed in Nagorno-Karabakh, which became a continuation of a long-term conflict and led to civilian casualties. The parties made several attempts to conclude a truce, but the tripartite agreement reached on the night of November 10 was successful. With the mediation of Moscow, Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to completely cease fire and exchange prisoners and the bodies of the dead. Yerevan also handed over the Kalbajar, Lachin and Aghdam regions to Baku. In addition, Russian peacekeepers have been stationed in the region.
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