'We have been betrayed': Nagorno-Karabakh ex-minister on Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal

'We have been betrayed': Nagorno-Karabakh ex-minister on Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal

FRANCE 24 spoke to Artak Beglaryan, former state minister and human rights ombudsman of Nagorno-Karabakh. The peace declaration signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan last August in Washington raised cautious hopes, but for displaced residents of Nagorno-Karabakh the situation remains difficult. “It’s relatively good news,” Beglaryan said, “but nothing was written in this declaration about Nagorno-Karabakh and the people of Nagorno-Karabakh.”

Azerbaijani president says peace with Armenia exists in practice

Azerbaijan has achieved peace with Armenia in practice, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said Wednesday, reported Xinhua. "We not only achieved peace on paper ... but we have peace on the ground also," Aliyev said at a press conference, referring to the peace agreement initialed by Azerbaijan and Armenia. "There can be nothing better than peace. Believe me, we know what it is like to live in a situation of war or to be at war. So countries lik…