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Nagorno-Karabakh

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a long-running ethnic and territorial dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan, in the South Caucasus region between Europe and Asia.

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.S. President Donald Trump (C), Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L), and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (R) sign the joint declaration 'peace roadmap' following their trilateral meeting

.S. President Donald Trump (C), Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L), and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (R) sign the joint declaration 'peace roadmap' following their trilateral meeting

Ukraine war shakes up geopolitics in other ex-Soviet states

Former Soviet states are distancing themselves from Moscow, developing ties with other states like the US and China.

USPresident Donald Trump, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sign the joint declaration peace roadmap following a trilateral meeting at the White House.

USPresident Donald Trump, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sign the joint declaration peace roadmap following a trilateral meeting at the White House.

Trump seals peace deal between Armenia, Azerbaijan

Brokered by the US, Azerbaijan and Armenia have signed a peace agreement at the White House in Washington.

President Donald Trump center, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev left, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan right walk side by side in the White House

President Donald Trump center, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev left, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan right walk side by side in the White House

US must stay engaged in Armenia-Azerbaijan deal: expert

Azerbaijan and Armenia have signed a peace deal at the White House. It includes a corridor that the US will police.

US President Donald Trump sits at a long table between Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, in Washington.

US President Donald Trump sits at a long table between Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, in Washington.

Armenia, Azerbaijan sign historic US-brokered peace deal

Armenia and Azerbaijan have signed a peace agreement in front of US President Donald Trump, ending decades of conflict.

National flags of Azerbaijan and Armenia

National flags of Azerbaijan and Armenia

EU welcomes conclusion of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks

EU says conclusion of Azerbaijan and Armenia talks and agreement on the text of a possible treaty, "a decisive step."

Bagrat Galstanyan addresses the crowd of supporters in Yerevan on May 26

Bagrat Galstanyan addresses the crowd of supporters in Yerevan on May 26

Armenia: Archbishop challenges Pashinyan and Azerbaijan deal

Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is leading the protests against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

People are seen during a protest in Republic Square calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on May 9, 2024

People are seen during a protest in Republic Square calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on May 9, 2024

Armenia detains scores of Azerbaijan land deal protesters

Police in Armenia detain dozens of protesters angry at plans to hand over land to Azerbaijan.

Vehicles of Russian peacekeepers leaving Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region for Armenia pass an Armenian checkpoint on a road near the village of Kornidzor, Armeni

Vehicles of Russian peacekeepers leaving Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region for Armenia pass an Armenian checkpoint on a road near the village of Kornidzor, Armeni

Russia withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh, Kremlin says

The conflict last year saw Azerbaijan recapture Nagorno-Karabakh and the mass explusion of ethnic Armenians.

DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe 28 March 2024

Will Putin use the Moscow attack to further tighten his grip? Could a pro-western candidate win Slovakia's presidential election? And the refugee crisis in Europe that no one is talking about. Also: A secret recording hints at more corruption in Hungary's government, is it 'Time's up' for Spain's late-night bar culture? and 100-year-old Dutch prisons are remodeled for the 21st century.

Soldiers walk in a trench at a border check point between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Soldiers walk in a trench at a border check point between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Armenia says Azerbaijan killed 4 soldiers, amid peace talks

Both countries are blaming each other for the most serious incident since they renewed their attempts at peace.

Azeri President and presidential candidate Ilham Aliyev casts his ballot at a polling station during the Azerbaijani snap presidential election

Azeri President and presidential candidate Ilham Aliyev casts his ballot at a polling station during the Azerbaijani snap presidential election

Azerbaijan election: President Ilham Aliyev wins fifth term

Following the recapture of Nagorno-Karabakh in September, the result was a predictable landslide.

Türkei | Viele Erdbebenopfer fühlen sich allein gelassen

Türkei | Viele Erdbebenopfer fühlen sich allein gelassen

Focus on Europe — Spotlight on People

In Turkey, many are still living in emergency shelters after the devastating earthquake a year ago.

Leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia sit at a round table with the president of France during talks in Prague

Leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia sit at a round table with the president of France during talks in Prague

Azerbaijan expels French diplomats amid Armenia tensions

The Foreign Ministry in Baku summoned the French ambassador and asked two diplomats to leave, but they did not say why.

Two children play in the dirt while behind them a long line of cars laden with goods are in a traffic jam

Two children play in the dirt while behind them a long line of cars laden with goods are in a traffic jam

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh adjust to life in Armenia

The 100,000 people who fled to Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh are trying to reorient themselves far from home.

Armenien Geflüchtete Berg-Karabach Aserbaidschan

Armenien Geflüchtete Berg-Karabach Aserbaidschan

Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

The 100,000 people who fled to Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh are trying to reorient themselves far from home.

The Gevorgyan family, who fled Nagorno-Karabakh, sits around a table.

The Gevorgyan family, who fled Nagorno-Karabakh, sits around a table.

Nagorno-Karabakh refugees struggling in Armenia

More than 100,000 ethnic Armenians have left their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh and fled to an uncertain future.

Annalena Baerbock

Annalena Baerbock

German FM calls for new Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks

Germany's foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, was in Armenia to discuss tensions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

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Nagorno-Karabakh conflict explained (Oct. 2023)

Azerbaijan's offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh saw the region cease to exist. DW explains the conflict's background.

DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe - 5 October 2023

Ukraine war fatigue helps a pro-Putin politician to victory in Slovakia, will Europe step to fill the US gap in military aid to Kyiv? As Nagorno Karabakh prepares for dissolution, what role did Turkish drones play in Baku's victory? Also: women in Greenland demand compensation over a birth control scandal and as a major Dutch gas field closes, many residents say 'Good riddance.'

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh region sit in the back of a truck upon arrival in the border village of Kornidzor, Armenia

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh region sit in the back of a truck upon arrival in the border village of Kornidzor, Armenia

Armenia at a crossroads after Nagorno-Karabakh exodus

Following the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis, Armenia's geopolitical situation leaves no easy answers for the future.

Arayik Harutyunyan, former leader of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, center, stands between Azerbaijani security service agents in Baku, Azerbaijan

Arayik Harutyunyan, former leader of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, center, stands between Azerbaijani security service agents in Baku, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan confirms arrest of Nagorno-Karabakh ex-president

Several former presidents of the ethnic Armenian separatist region have been detained by Azerbaijan.

Three men in suits — Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, EU Council President Charles Michel, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (l to r) — pose for a photo in Brussels in May 2023

Three men in suits — Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, EU Council President Charles Michel, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (l to r) — pose for a photo in Brussels in May 2023

Azerbaijan rejects Armenia talks over mistrust of EU, France

Azeri President Ilham Aliyev has declined to meet Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan in Spain as part of EU-brokered talks.

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh: Two women and a child sitting on a bench

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh: Two women and a child sitting on a bench

Nagorno-Karabakh refugees seek new life in Armenia

Having fled in their tens of thousands, they're now facing an uncertain future. DW reports from the town of Dilijan.

Armenien | Sitzung der Nationalversammlung in Eriwan

Armenien | Sitzung der Nationalversammlung in Eriwan

Armenia's vote to join ICC irks Russia

Armenia's parliament votes to join the Hague-based court in a move Russia has already said would be an unfriendly step.

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh region arrive in the border village of Kornidzor, Armenia

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh region arrive in the border village of Kornidzor, Armenia

Last bus leaves Nagorno-Karabakh, deadly clashes continue

A UN mission said it was struck by the "sudden manner" more than 100,000 people left the region over the past week.

Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh sit next to their belongings near a tent camp after arriving to Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia

Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh sit next to their belongings near a tent camp after arriving to Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia

Nagorno-Karabakh: Over 100,000 flee to Armenia

Most of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh have left Nagorno-Karabakh since Azarbaijan's offensive.

Police officers restrain an angry crowd

Police officers restrain an angry crowd

What's behind the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh?

The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh goes back centuries. Here is an overview of its history.

A man on a hill watching vehicles driving on the Lachin Corridor in Azerbaijan as ethnic Armenian migrants try to get to Armenia

A man on a hill watching vehicles driving on the Lachin Corridor in Azerbaijan as ethnic Armenian migrants try to get to Armenia

Nagorno-Karabakh mass exodus continues

An estimated two-thirds of Nagorno-Karabakh's population has already fled the former autonomous enclave in Azerbaijan.

Cars and men against a mountainous backdrop

Cars and men against a mountainous backdrop

Nagorno-Karabakh's Armenians fleeing in dramatic escape

People are leaving however they can, cramped in cars, trucks and busses, many of them crying, hungry and traumatized.

DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe - 28 September 2023

The end of Nagorno-Karabakh, Greece’s Syriza party has a new leader, the race is on to find Montenegro’s laziest citizen, and in praise of all things coffee. Also on Inside Europe: The Guardian’s European Culture Editor, Philip Oltermann, kicks off a half hour of cultural programming.

Hikmet Hajiyev

Hikmet Hajiyev

Armenians leaving "in a free manner": Azerbaijan official

Azerbaijan is not forcing anyone to leave, says Azerbaijani Foreign Policy Adviser Hikmet Hajiyev.

Flames over fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan

Flames over fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan

Nagorno-Karabakh: Several killed in fuel blast

At least 20 people died and more than 200 injured in the explosion, officials said.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is welcomed by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev upon his arrival at Nakhchivan International Airport

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is welcomed by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev upon his arrival at Nakhchivan International Airport

Erdogan visits Azerbaijan after Nagorno-Karabakh cease-fire

The meeting comes days after Azerbaijan seized control of the separatist enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.

An elderly woman and children sit on bags of belongings as residents gather in central Stepanakert to leave Nagorno-Karabakh, a region inhabited by ethnic Armenians, September 25

An elderly woman and children sit on bags of belongings as residents gather in central Stepanakert to leave Nagorno-Karabakh, a region inhabited by ethnic Armenians, September 25

Ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh

Fearing revenge from Azerbaijan, ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh began a mass exodus.

Armenian demonstrators waving Armenian flags in Yerevan

Armenian demonstrators waving Armenian flags in Yerevan

Armenia PM signals foreign policy shift away from Russia

Armenia could join the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin.

People standing outside a campsite for civilians who have been evacuated

People standing outside a campsite for civilians who have been evacuated

Armenia urges UN to monitor human rights in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan has promised to safeguard rights in the enclave, but ethnic Armenians left behind fear they'll be persecuted.

Vehicles of Russian peacekeepers heading towards Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region pass an Armenian checkpoint on a road near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia September 22, 2023

Vehicles of Russian peacekeepers heading towards Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region pass an Armenian checkpoint on a road near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia September 22, 2023

Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenian fighters give up arms after truce

Armenian fighters in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh were forced to surrender earlier this week.

Russian peacekeepers escorting Armenian civilians as they arrive at a Russian military base to receive accomodation near Stepanakert in the Nagorno-Karabakh region on September 21, 2023

Russian peacekeepers escorting Armenian civilians as they arrive at a Russian military base to receive accomodation near Stepanakert in the Nagorno-Karabakh region on September 21, 2023

Karabakh residents' rights must be guaranteed, Scholz says

The German chancellor stressed the importance of ensuring humanitarian care to Nagorno-Karabakh residents.

Man carries box at Armenia Food Bank collection point for Nagorno-Karabakh aid

Man carries box at Armenia Food Bank collection point for Nagorno-Karabakh aid

Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan sends humanitarian aid

Azerbaijan says it has sent tons of humanitarian aid to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Protesters gather, discuss and wave the flag of Nagorno-Karabakh in front of a government building in the Armenian capital Yerevan as police look on

Protesters gather, discuss and wave the flag of Nagorno-Karabakh in front of a government building in the Armenian capital Yerevan as police look on

Armenia in political crisis after Nagorno-Karabakh defeat

The opposition has demanded that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resign for "giving Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan."

An Azerbaijani flag is hoisted in Baku

An Azerbaijani flag is hoisted in Baku

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Will EU take on Azerbaijan?

Calls are again growing for the EU to take a firmer line with Azerbaijan. Hopeful Armenians shouldn't hold their breath.

Davit Melkumyan, a lawmaker in Nagorno-Karabakh, arrives for talks

Davit Melkumyan, a lawmaker in Nagorno-Karabakh, arrives for talks

Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan meets with Armenian separatists

The talks came after Azerbaijan said it gained complete control of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Civilians move towards a Russian soldier standing next an SUV

Civilians move towards a Russian soldier standing next an SUV

Nagorno-Karabakh: What role does Russia play?

Armenians have looked to Russia for protection, but Russian peacekeepers stayed out of the recent conflict. Why?

A view of an Azerbaijani checkpoint recently set up at the entry of the Lachin corridor

A view of an Azerbaijani checkpoint recently set up at the entry of the Lachin corridor

Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: New war in Nagorno-Karabakh?

Fighting has resumed in Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed region between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

A serviceman stands guard on an observation tower at the Russian-Turkish center monitoring the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh

A serviceman stands guard on an observation tower at the Russian-Turkish center monitoring the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan announces 'anti-terrorist' operation in Karabakh

The operation comes three years after a war with neighboring Armenia over the disputed region.

A line of tractor-trailers lined up at the Lachin corridor between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh

A line of tractor-trailers lined up at the Lachin corridor between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh

Nagorno-Karabakh: Red Cross gets aid through Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan's breakaway ethnic-Armenian enclave Nagorno-Karabakh has been cut off from needed supplies since December.

A man dressed in black stands at a border checkpoint next to a concrete block with a red stop sign hanging from it

A man dressed in black stands at a border checkpoint next to a concrete block with a red stop sign hanging from it

Armenia turns away from Russia amid Nagorno-Karabakh block

When Azerbaijan blocked the road that links Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, Russia was expected to help.

A serviceman stands guard on an observation tower at the Russian-Turkish center monitoring the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh

A serviceman stands guard on an observation tower at the Russian-Turkish center monitoring the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan lets aid into majority-Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh

Separatist authorities in Azerbaijan's Armenian-populated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region say Russian aid has arrived.

An Armenian protester holding a flag at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border

An Armenian protester holding a flag at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border

Armenia says Azerbaijan mobilizing troops in border regions

Armenia claimed Azerbaijan will soon engage in a fresh "military provocation" as Yerevan moves closer to the US.

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DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe - 24 August 2023

If Prigozhin’s dead, where does that leave Belarus? - Ukrainian Independence Day falls on the 18 month anniversary of Russia’s invasion - Slovak security: dramatic arrests in the run-up to elections - A new party enters the Dutch elections race - Meet the Armenian “repats” - French produce a-plenty: but who’s going to bring in the harvest? - And a night under the stars in a Sicilian amphitheater.