Nagorno Karabakh Region

Context:

• The heads of both Armenia and Azerbaijan have come forward to setup a delimitation commission and border security to resolve the issue bilaterally.

Background:

• This region which is subject to conflict is a land locked region within the boundaries of Azerbaijan.
• The point of conflict here is that it hosts a predominantly ethnic Armenian population along with the Azeris living in a minority.
• It is located in the south Caucasus region and is roughly made up of modern-day Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
• These regions which were ruled by several empires including the Armenian Kingdom, Ottomans and the Russians has today been separated into three different Republics including Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, while Azerbaijan has incorporated Nagorno Karabakh into their territory.
• During the first world war The Ottomans aided by the Azeris attacked Armenia after the Ottomans retreated, Azerbaijan and Armenia entered into a full fledged war.