The Treaty of Kars was signed by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (the Turkish national government) and the Soviet Socialist Republic of Azerbaijan, the SSR of Armenia, and the SSR of Georgia, with the participation of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR), on 13 October 1921. The treaty established the common borders between Turkey and the three Transcaucasian republics.
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Post-Conflict Azerbaijan and Development for Peace: The Role of NGOs
Ramil Iskandarli (Legal Analysis and Research PU, Azerbaijan)
Copyright: © 2022
|Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8911-3.ch008
Abstract
The recent military confrontation including Armenia and Azerbaijan, which raged unabated for six weeks, has caused casualties, damages, and displacement of the local population. The fighting pushed hundreds of thousands to flee their homes for safety, of which some remain displaced and will not be able to return to their homes in the long term. The hostilities have brought damage to livelihoods, houses, and public infrastructure. Moreover, many areas have been left with mines and other unexploded ordnances, bringing significant risks for the civilian population. Despite the ceasefire agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan on 10 November 2020, the humanitarian situation remains of concern. The President of Azerbaijan paid more attention to the rebuilding and reconstruction of Karabakh rather than to continue endless discussions on the status of Karabakh. Ilham Aliyev said that, during the second Karabakh war, Armenia committed war crimes. We are facing a great challenge and a great task related to the demining and reconstruction of liberated territories.