Armenia, Azerbaijan Leaders Will Meet in Vienna - EU Foreign Policy Chief

© SputnikTroops of the the Nagorno-Karabakh army are on the first line of defense at a makeshift model of a church they use as an altar
Troops of the the Nagorno-Karabakh army are on the first line of defense at a makeshift model of a church they use as an altar - Sputnik International
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Federica Mogherini confirmed on Monday that the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will meet later in the day for reconciliation talks in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.

Troops of the the Nagorno-Karabakh army are on the first line of defense at a makeshift model of a church they use as an altar - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini confirmed on Monday that the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will meet later in the day for reconciliation talks in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh co-chaired by Russia, the United States and France.

"In Vienna: now meeting on #Libya with [Government of National Accord Prime Minister Fayez] Serraj; tonight meeting #Armenia and #Azerbaijan Presidents; tomorrow Int Support Group for #Syria," Mogherini tweeted.

A Sputnik correspondent reported from Vienna earlier in the day that Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan had arrived in Vienna for joint talks on Nagorno-Karabakh.

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict erupted in 1988, when the autonomous region populated by mostly Armenians sought to secede from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, before proclaiming independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The warring sides agreed to a cessation of hostilities in 1994.

The situation in the mountainous region deteriorated in April, with Yerevan and Baku accusing each other of provocations and attacks. On April 5, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire in Moscow under Russian mediation.

Reconciliation efforts have been carried out by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group since 1992. Outside the three co-chairs, the group includes eight permanent members – Belarus, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Finland, and Turkey, as well as Armenia and Azerbaijan.

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