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6. Conclusion

agorno-Karabakh is an Autonomous Oblast within the borders of the
NRepublic of Azerbaijan. Nagorno-Karabakh and its surrounding 7 rayons
(districts) were occupied by Armenia for nearly 30 years, contrary to interna-
tional law. OSCE Minsk Group was established in 1992 in order to end the
conflicts in the region and create a peaceful solution, but their efforts proved
fruitless. On the other hand, the efforts of the Minsk Group were the basis
for the UN Security Council resolutions, and 4 resolutions numbered 822,
853, 874, and 884, were published by the Council in 1993. In the aforemen-
tioned resolutions of the UN Security Council, it was requested that Armenia
should withdraw from the occupied Azerbaijani territories. In the resolution
numbered 62/243 adopted in the General Assembly of the UN on 14 March
2008, referring to the mentioned 4 resolutions of the UN Security Council, a
call was made for the “complete, immediate, and unconditional” withdrawal
of the Armenian forces from the territory of Azerbaijan. These internation-
al efforts were insufficient, and conflicts continued in the region. After the
conflicts between the two countries, which took place on 2-5 April 2016 and
ended with the mediation of Russia, known as the “4-Day War”, in which both
sides suffered losses, the most severe conflict started again with the attack
of Armenia on 27 September 2020. The Second Karabakh War, also known as
the 44-Day War, ended with the tripartite statement signed on 10 November
2020 between Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. As a result of the conflicts,
around 290 settlements were liberated from the occupation of Armenia.

Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast is a part of Azerbaijan within the
framework of international law. Therefore, according to Article 51 of the Char-
ter of the United Nations, (Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the
inherent right of individual or collective self-defence if an armed attack oc-

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