Armenia/Azerbaijan/United Kingdom: BBC launches new Karabakh webpage
Text of press release by BBC World Service on 7 May
BBC Russian service is launching a new web page to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the ceasefire in the Nagorny
Karabakh conflict.
Going live on bbcrussian.com on Wednesday 12 May, the Karabakh Page will publish news and views from Russian-speakers
in Armenia, Azerbaijan and across the world.
Visitors to bbcrussian.com who take interest in the Karabakh conflict and whose lives have been affected by it will
have the chance to take part in weekly online discussions.
In addition, the Karabakh Page will publish photos and personal stories.
There is also a special section for people seeking to re-establish contacts with old friends and neighbours.
The Karabakh page is done in partnership with the British NGO Conciliation Resources, as part of the Consortium
Initiative - a new British Government-funded programme which aims to improve the prospects for a settlement of the
Karabakh conflict.
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