United Nations Security Council resolution 884, adopted unanimously on 12 November 1993, after reaffirming resolutions
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(1993), the Council expressed its concern at the continuing conflict between
Armenia
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and
Azerbaijan
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in
Nagorno-Karabakh and condemned violations of the ceasefire between the parties, particularly the occupation of the
Zəngilan
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district and city of
Goradiz. Resolution 884 is the fourth and last of the resolutions adopted by the UN Security Council regarding the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Background
The Security Council assessed the situation and on November 12, adopted the resolution 884.
Text of resolution
In paragraphs III-VI, the declaration of the 9 members of the CSCE Minsk Group on 4 November 1993 regarding unilateral
ceasefire
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s is evaluated. The resolution then demanded that, from the parties concerned, the immediate cessation of hostilities, the unilateral withdrawal of occupying forces from the Zangelan district and the city of Goradiz, and the withdrawal of occupying forces from other recently occupied areas of Azerbaijan. With regard to the recent violations of the ceasefire, the council urged the parties to observe the ceasefire established from contacts between the
Government of Russia
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and OSCE Minsk Group. It also asked other nations to refrain from interfering in the conflict, particularly as fighting broke out at the Azerbaijani-
Iran
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ian border led Iranian troops to be moved to the border region.
Finally, the Council requested the
secretary-general
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and international agencies to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the affected civilian population particularly with regard to those who were displaced, further urging the Secretary-General
Boutros Boutros-Ghali and the OSCE Minsk Group continue to report back on developments to the Council.
See also
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Armenia–Azerbaijan relations
There are no diplomatic relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, largely due to the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The two neighboring states had formal governmental relations between 1918 and 1921, during their brief independence from the col ...
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(1993–1994)
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First Nagorno-Karabakh War
The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in th ...
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List of United Nations Security Council resolutions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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