Cover from Nagorno-Karabakh／enveloppe du Haut-Karabagh

"The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR)(Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետություն Lernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetut’yun) or Artsakh Republicis a de facto independent republic located in the Nagorno-Karabakh region (or Artsakh region) of the South Caucasus, about 270 kilometers (170 miles) west of the Azerbaijani capital of Baku and very close to the border with Armenia.

The predominantly Armenian-populated region of Nagorno-Karabakh became disputed between Armenia and Azerbaijan when both countries gained independence from the Russian Empire in 1918. After the Soviet Union established control over the area, in 1923 it formed the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) within the Azerbaijan SSR. In the final years of the Soviet Union, the region re-emerged as a source of dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan, culminating in the Nagorno-Karabakh War fought from 1988 to 1994.

On December 10, 1991, as the Soviet Union was collapsing, a referendum held in the NKAO and the neighboring Shahumian region resulted in a declaration of independence from Azerbaijan as the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The country remains unrecognized by any international organization or country, including Armenia.

Since the ceasefire in 1994, most of Nagorno-Karabakh and several regions of Azerbaijan around it remain under the joint Armenian and Nagorno-Karabakh military control. Representatives of the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan have since been holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group."-wiki

"Le Haut-Karabagh (ou Haut-Karabakh, transcrit du russe) est une région de Transcaucasie enclavée en Azerbaïdjan.

Le Haut-Karabagh est peuplé majoritairement d'Arméniens et a déclaré son indépendance de l'Azerbaïdjan. La communauté internationale ne reconnaît pas l'indépendance du Haut-Karabagh et considère qu'il fait partie de l'Azerbaïdjan. Sa superficie est d'environ 5 000 km² et sa capitale est Stepanakert.

Le Haut-Karabagh était autonome pendant la période soviétique mais rattaché à la République socialiste soviétique d'Azerbaïdjan. Depuis la fin de l'URSS, il lutte pour son indépendance ou son rattachement à l'Arménie. Il a un gouvernement et revendique le titre de « République du Karabagh ». Les hostilités entre les Arméniens et l'armée azérie ont cessé depuis une trêve négociée par la Russie le 12 mai 1994."-wiki