WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — American citizens should not travel to Nagorno-Karabakh amid escalation of tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, US Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs said in a Twitter message.
Security Msg for #Armenia: we advise US cits avoid travel to Nagorno-Karabakh (NK)- confirmed reports of violence resulting in casualties.
— Travel — State Dept (@TravelGov) April 4, 2016
On Saturday, a new spate of violence broke out in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, as both sides traded accusations over violations of a ceasefire that has been in place since 1994.
The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh began in 1988, when the Armenian-dominated autonomous region sought to secede from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, before the latter proclaimed independence following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
