Participation of the UN and OSCE in the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Nagorno-Karabakh, which is the focus of a major regional conflict in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), has drawn the attention of the international community. The Azerbaijan Republic, after declaring its independence, has sought to inform the world community about Azerbaijan-Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Its entry into the UN on March 2, 1992, marks the beginning of its struggle for the settlement of this conflict by international organizations. This article explores the role of the UN in the conflict. Further, through international law, it analyses the role of the Minsk group of the OSCE in the regulation of this conflict.