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No, it should remain contested territory that will lay the foundation for many future conflicts between the Armenians and the Azerbaijanis.
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What a minute! During the second decade of the 20th Century, the Soviet Bolsheviks gifted Karabakh and Nakhichevan to Azerbaijan. The Bolsheviks kissed up to Ataturk, in the hope of drawing Turkey into the Bolshevik Camp; needless to say, the attempt failed. The historically defined regions of the Armenian Highlands include much of present day Eastern Turkey, as well as Nakhichevan, and Armenia's Karabakh Stronghold. Not only do Armenians have a case for self determination in Karabakh, a case can be made to claim that Armenia's territorial integrity has been violated, not only by Azerbaijan, but also by Turkey.
Nakhichevan is a case study for what Karabakh would've looked like, if Azerbaijan had retained control of Karabakh: Armenians ethnically cleansed, and no Armenians live there now. Armenian cultural and historical landmarks destroyed and degraded. Not satisfied with expelling the Armenian population, the government of Azerbaijan proceeded to make war against the dead and buried. Thousands of Armenians gravestones pounded into rubble, and the unmarked graves paved over, to make room for more of Azerbaijan's military bases.
During Soviet times, Baku, Azerbaijan was already moving Meskhetian Turks into Karabakh, for the purpose of displacing the Armenian population. It was the same thing that happened in Nakhichevan, all over again. The Meskhetian Turks were innocent pawns moved into the region, but the damage was done, just the same. District funds were transferred to the Turkish newcomers, while the Armenians were left to rot on the vine. Fortunately, Armenians in Karabakh wouldn't stand for it, and ultimately prevailed victoriously, in the Karabakh War (1988 - 1994).
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Yeah I think it should be part of Armenia.
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Don't support murderers.
Karabağ is a Turkic land and this reality will never change
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Officially, it's still part of Azerbaijan, although the whole territory has been emptied of its Azeri population.
Even though there's an embassy of Nagorno-Karabakh in Yerevan and several "Artsakh Streets" in Armenia, surprisingly enough, even Armenia doesn't officially recognize the existence of this nation.
Nagorno-Karabakh is now a safe territory to travel in, except for the ceasefire line at the border with Azerbaijan.
I didn't visit that place because I didn't want to jeopardise my chances of being granted a visa to Azerbaijan.
Now this conflict has been frozen for a long time. Another Israel-Palestine-like conflict with no hope to be solved in a near-future.
Nagorno-Karabakh is poor, it can be resourceful to neither Azerbaijan, nor Armenia. But since this pseudo-nation has managed over time to become self-sufficient, it would make sense if they gained full independence and world recognition.
Another piece in the Caucasian jigsaw.
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