Individual talks with Azerbaijan and Armenian brokers October 8 10:53
Former Soviet Azerbaijan and Armenia, which have been engaged in large-scale battles over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region, have announced plans to meet individually with the intermediaries who have called for a ceasefire.
However, the gap between the two countries' claims toward a ceasefire is wide, and it seems that it will not be easy to find a compromise.
The United States, Russia, and France have called on both sides to stop the fighting immediately after the fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region, the dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia, expanded again on the 27th of last month.
In response, the Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Foreign Minister Bailamov will meet with government representatives of these three countries in Geneva, Switzerland on the 8th to clarify his position.
Armenia's Foreign Ministry has also announced that Foreign Minister Munazza Kanyan will visit Moscow, Russia on the 12th to meet with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
However, in preparation for a ceasefire, Turkey-backed Azerbaijan has demanded the withdrawal of Armenian troops from the autonomous state and Turkey's participation in the ceasefire negotiations, while Armenia, which effectively governs the autonomous state. The gap between the two countries' claims is wide, such as refusing to change the status quo, and it seems that it will not be easy to find a compromise.