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Read. Follow. Verify.Briefing on Preventing Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh
Record date · January 1, 2017
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This document is a transcript of a 2017 Congressional briefing held by the to discuss the role of the U.S. and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe () in preventing war in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Experts and former diplomats provided testimony on diplomatic strategies for managing the ongoing conflict.
The briefing informs U.S. policy regarding the 's diplomatic efforts to prevent military escalation in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which impacts international stability and U.S. foreign relations in the Caucasus.
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- The briefing took place on October 18, 2017, in the Russell Senate Office Building.
- The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) is a U.S. government agency created in 1976 to monitor OSCE commitments.
- The OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) is an international body focused on conflict prevention and human rights with 56 participating states.
- The briefing focused on the role of the U.S. and OSCE in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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- The Helsinki Commission includes members from the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, and the Departments of State, Defense, and Commerce.
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