This is the first time such a dialogue taking place since Armenian separatists took control of the internationally-recognised Azerbaijani region in 1994.
Azerbaijani government officials meet Armenian residents of Karabakh on Thursday in what’s seen as a historic moment in South Caucasus.
The Armenian separatists have been occupying Karabakh, which is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, since 1994. If the process goes off smoothly, it would be a huge victory for Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev who has on several occasions requested Armenian residents to hold such a direct dialogue.Karabakh is a strategic region of Azerbaijan bordering Armenia and Iran. For years, it has been a source of tension between Baku and Yerevan.
But Azerbaijan says that stability was put to test after a series of events including the September 9 elections, which Armenian separatists illegally organised in Karabakh to form a government. International community including the US, the UK and the EU rejected those elections.
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