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“The mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh has long been at the heart of tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan (Bigg).” After Nagorno-Karabakh declared their independence, this began a "yearlongs war" between Armenia & Azerbaijan, the motivation behind the entire conflict, being ownership over the territory.

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“Restrictions (in Canada) classifying Armenians as ‘Asiatics’ effectively stopped immigration until the 1950s, though about 1,300 were admitted as refugees… (Powell)” This example truly shows how unfairly Armenians were treated after leaving their homeland, having to do with their relations with other foreign countries being destroyed throughout war.

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“The deaths of Armenian soldiers and Azerbaijani civilians from landmines during the past week clearly and tragically demonstrate the ongoing human consequences of this conflict (Carpenter).” A short term resolution to this conflict would be to have. peaceful discussion on the issue, rather than responding with violence. The citizens become victims of a situation that was better off resolved by negotiating.

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"As Christians, Armenians were subject to frequent persecution at the hands of Islamic governments (Powell).” Armenians were considered minorities for their religion and treated as less. Understandably, this act of discrimination could cause avoidance for wanting a peaceful relationship. In this case, Armenia was willing to have peaceful negotiations if it meant finding solutions to their conflict.

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"During the visit, the European president said Azerbaijan was a ‘reliable, trustworthy’ partner (Bigg).” After peaceful discussions between the 2 countries, there is a much more likely chance of having a somewhat peaceful relationship in the future. With the compliance of their truce, both sides should respect the decision.

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“...remind the parties to abide by their commitments to swiftly return all prisoners of war and to treat such prisoners in accordance with their international obligations (Carpenter).” A way to restore peace would require compliance. With compliance, both countries would have back what was taken from them as an act of peace.

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"The war was fought with ethnic cleansing, human rights violations, and torture taking place on both sides (Esposito).” This example shows why one side is not to be blamed for the conflict and both sides are responsible. Lives were lost in the hands of BOTH countries, not just Armenia.

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"Russia is Armenia's most important ally, but Armenians don't feel that Russia gave it enough support in the last war (Martinez).” This means Armenia's relations were becoming much weaker. As shown with Armenia's relationship with Russia, it was destroyed by their interference to come up with a solution.

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"The region is part of the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan but is ruled by Armenia, whose forces took control in 1993 (THEOPHANOUS).” The 2 countries couldn't compromise over control of the region, which allowed for the conflict to persist ever longer. Failure to have peaceful discussions contributes to their situation as well.

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"Armenians in Karabakh, now demand independence from Azerbaijan and the right to self-determination (Esposito)." At first, both side's solutions didn't agree with each other, contributing to further conflict. Armenia demanding compliance from Azerbaijan would only worsen conditions.