Armenia: Lavrov discusses Nagorno-Karabkh peace settlement with Armenian FM

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandyan in Yerevan, Friday, for talks with the peace settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh on top of the agenda. Russia's top diplomat arrived in Yerevan earlier on Thursday and is also scheduled to meet with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
Lavrov reportedly marked the necessity to maintain the truce agreements in the region and offered Russia's help to Armenia in the regulation process.
The recent hostilities started on April 2, with Armenia and Azerbaijan blaming each other for the ceasefire violations. Three days later, on April 5, both parties declared the suspension of hostilities.
The conflict over the area dates back to 1988, when the Nagorno-Karabakh region, a predominantly Armenian mountainous region that was part of Azerbaijan, broke away from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. It declared independence in 1991, triggering a full-scale war which ended only after Russia brokered a ceasefire between the two countries in 1994. Clashes still break out periodically in the region.
Nagorno-Karabakh is recognised by the United Nations (UN) as being part of Azerbaijan but has been under the control of Armenian military forces since 1994.