THE MAKINGS OF A DEAL ON KARABAKH?

Azerbaijan will be preparedto discuss the future status of Karabakh once Armenia withdrawsfrom the Lachin corridor–the area between Armenia and the disputedenclave–and agrees to joint peace-keeping operations in Stepanakertand Shushi, Azerbaijani officials told Radio Liberty June 28.While Yerevan is unlikely to agree to all of this–withdrawalfrom Lachin would give Baku a whiphand in the future–this Azerbaijaniproposal is the most forthcoming so far and could set the stagefor talks in Washington between the two sides.

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