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=== Post-1994 ceasefire === {{Further|Madrid Principles|Prague Process (Armenian–Azerbaijani negotiations)|Nagorno-Karabakh Declaration|Astrakhan Declaration|Land mine situation in Nagorno-Karabakh|2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict|Second Nagorno-Karabakh War}} [[File:Location Nagorno-Karabakh en.png|thumb|left|200px|The final borders of the conflict after the [[Bishkek Protocol]]. Armenian forces of Nagorno-Karabakh controlled almost 9% of Azerbaijan's territory outside the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast,<ref name="dewaal"/> while Azerbaijani forces control [[Shahumian]] and the eastern parts of [[Martakert]] and [[Martuni Province|Martuni]].]] [[File:Dmitry Medvedev 2 November 2008-3.jpg|thumb|[[Ilham Aliyev]], [[Dmitry Medvedev]] and [[Serzh Sargsyan]] in [[Moscow]] on 2 November 2008]] Despite the ceasefire, fatalities due to armed conflicts between Armenian and Azerbaijani soldiers continued.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5357869 No End in Sight to Fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216073814/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5357869 |date=16 December 2018 }} by Ivan Watson/National Public Radio. ''Weekend Edition'' Sunday, 23 April 2006.</ref> On 25 January 2005, the [[Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe]] (PACE) adopted [[PACE Resolution 1416]], which condemned ethnic cleansing against Azerbaijanis.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.memo.ru/hr/hotpoints/caucas1/msg/2005/02/m38005.htm |title=Проект заявления по Нагорному Карабаху ожидает одобрения парламентских сил Армении<!-- Заголовок добавлен ботом --> |access-date=10 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914021543/http://www.memo.ru/hr/hotpoints/caucas1/msg/2005/02/m38005.htm |archive-date=14 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/russian/in_depth/newsid_4236000/4236153.stm Резолюция ПАСЕ по Карабаху: что дальше?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325022435/http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/russian/in_depth/newsid_4236000/4236153.stm |date=25 March 2012 }}. BBC Russian.</ref> On 15–17 May 2007 the 34th session of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the [[Organization of Islamic Conference]] adopted resolution No. 7/34-P, considering the occupation of Azerbaijani territory as the aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan and recognizing the actions against Azerbaijani civilians as a [[crimes against humanity|crime against humanity]], and condemning the destruction of archaeological, cultural and religious monuments in the occupied territories.<ref>[http://www.oic-oci.org/34icfm/english/resolution/34ICFM-POL-07-RES-FINAL-ENG.pdf Resolutions on Political Affairs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012122448/http://www.oic-oci.org/34icfm/english/resolution/34ICFM-POL-07-RES-FINAL-ENG.pdf |date=12 October 2007 }}. The Thirty-Fourth Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.</ref> The 11th session of the summit of the [[Organization of the Islamic Conference]] held on 13–14 March 2008 in [[Dakar]] adopted resolution No. 10/11-P (IS). In the resolution, OIC member states condemned the occupation of Azerbaijani lands by Armenian forces and Armenian aggression against Azerbaijan, ethnic cleansing against the Azeri population, and charged Armenia with the "destruction of cultural monuments in the occupied Azerbaijani territories".<ref>[http://www.oic-oci.org/34icfm/english/resolution/34ICFM-POL-07-RES-FINAL-ENG.pdf Resolutions on Political Affairs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012122448/http://www.oic-oci.org/34icfm/english/resolution/34ICFM-POL-07-RES-FINAL-ENG.pdf |date=12 October 2007 }}. Islamic Summit Conference. 13–14 May 2008</ref> On 14 March of the same year the [[UN General Assembly]] adopted [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 62/243|Resolution No. 62/243]] which "demands the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of all Armenian forces from all occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://undocs.org/A/RES/62/243|title=A/RES/62/243 – E – A/RES/62/243 -Desktop|website=undocs.org|access-date=3 January 2021|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101140443/http://undocs.org/A/RES/62/243|url-status=live}}</ref> On 18–20 May 2010, the 37th session of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of Islamic Conference in [[Dushanbe]] adopted another resolution condemning the aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan, recognizing the actions against Azerbaijani civilians as a crime against humanity and condemning the destruction of archaeological, cultural, and religious monuments in occupied territories.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oic-oci.org/37cfm/en/documents/res/37-CFM-POL-RES-ENGLISH-FINAL.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202414/http://www.oic-oci.org/37cfm/en/documents/res/37-CFM-POL-RES-ENGLISH-FINAL.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Resolutions on Political Issues Adopted by the Council of Foreign Ministers (Session of Shared Vision of a More Secure and Prosperous Islamic World) Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan 4–6 Jamadul Thani 1431H (18–20 May 2010)|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> On 20 May of the same year, the [[European Parliament]] in [[Strasbourg]] adopted the resolution on "The need for an EU Strategy for the South Caucasus" on the basis of the report by [[Evgeni Kirilov]], the Bulgarian member of the Parliament.<ref>"[http://en.trend.az/news/politics/foreign/1692167.html FM: Azerbaijan welcomes resolution 'Need for EU Strategy for South Caucasus' adopted by European Parliament] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719181653/http://en.trend.az/news/politics/foreign/1692167.html |date=19 July 2011 }}." ''Trend.az''. 21 May 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://www.rferl.org/content/EU_Foreign_Policy_Chief_Says_NagornoKarabakh_Elections_Illegal/2049465.html EU's Ashton Says Nagorno-Karabakh Elections Illegal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507194752/http://www.rferl.org/content/EU_Foreign_Policy_Chief_Says_NagornoKarabakh_Elections_Illegal/2049465.html |date=7 May 2016 }}." ''RFE/RL''. 21 May 2010.</ref> The resolution states in particular that "the occupied Azerbaijani regions around Nagorno-Karabakh must be cleared as soon as possible".<ref>[http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=116403 Bulgarian MEPs Urge EU to Be Proactive in South Caucasus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210232405/http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=116403 |date=10 December 2017 }}.</ref> On 26 January 2016, the [[Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe]] (PACE) adopted [[Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Resolution 2085 (2016)|Resolution 2085]], which deplored the fact that the occupation by Armenia of Nagorno-Karabakh and other adjacent areas of Azerbaijan creates humanitarian and environmental problems for the citizens of Azerbaijan, condemned ethnic cleansing against Azerbaijanis and Assembly requested immediate withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from the region concerned.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-XML2HTML-EN.asp?fileid=22429&lang=en|title=Inhabitants of frontier regions of Azerbaijan are deliberately deprived of water|work=Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe|access-date=14 March 2017|archive-date=18 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918205203/http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-XML2HTML-EN.asp?fileid=22429&lang=en|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://armenianweekly.com/2016/01/26/pace-adopts-rejects1/|title=PACE Adopts Anti-Armenian Measure, Rejects Another|work=Armenian Weekly|access-date=14 March 2017|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831183232/https://armenianweekly.com/2016/01/26/pace-adopts-rejects1/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sarsang.org/en/sarsang/842-resolution-inhabitants-of-frontier-regions-of-azerbaijan-are-deliberately-deprived-of-water.html|title=Resolution: Inhabitants of frontier regions of Azerbaijan are deliberately deprived of water|website=sarsang.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315002423/http://sarsang.org/en/sarsang/842-resolution-inhabitants-of-frontier-regions-of-azerbaijan-are-deliberately-deprived-of-water.html|archive-date=15 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Several{{quantify|date=May 2016}} world [[leader]]s have met with the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan over the years, but efforts to maintain the ceasefire have failed.<ref>"[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/azerbaijan/6631572/Azerbaijan-military-threat-to-Armenia.html Azerbaijan military threat to Armenia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625062958/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/azerbaijan/6631572/Azerbaijan-military-threat-to-Armenia.html |date=25 June 2018 }}." ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009.</ref> On 2 April 2016 Azerbaijani and Armenian forces again clashed in the region.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} The [[Armenian Defense Ministry]] alleged that Azerbaijan launched an offensive to seize territory in the region. At least 30 soldiers were killed during the fighting and a [[Mil Mi-24]] helicopter and tank were also destroyed, with 12 of the fallen soldiers belonging to the Azerbaijani forces and the other 18 belonging to the Armenian forces, as well as an additional 35 Armenian soldiers reportedly wounded.<ref name="wsjapril2">{{cite news|last1= Hodge|first1= Nathan|title= A Dozen Dead in Heavy Fighting Reported in Nagorno-Karabakh|url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/heavy-fighting-reported-in-nagorno-karabakh-1459597114|access-date= 2 April 2016|work= [[Wall Street Journal]]|date= 2 April 2016|archive-date= 2 April 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160402123801/http://www.wsj.com/articles/heavy-fighting-reported-in-nagorno-karabakh-1459597114|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/heavy-fighting-erupts-armenian-azeri-border-160402084508361.html |title= Dozens killed in Nagorno-Karabakh clashes |website= www.aljazeera.com |access-date= 3 April 2016 |archive-date= 2 April 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160402213013/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/heavy-fighting-erupts-armenian-azeri-border-160402084508361.html |url-status= live }}</ref>
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