U.S. to host talks on Nagorno-Karabakh --------------------------------------------- The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan are due to meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington in efforts to end continued fighting in the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh --------------------------------------------- GEORGIA ARMENIA RUSSIA TURKEY IRAN AZERBAIJAN 100km 60 miles --------------------------------------------- Nagorno-Karabakh region* Armenian-controlled territory Territory reportedly captured by Azerbaijan since Sep 27 “Line of contact” based on 1994 ceasefire agreement --------------------------------------------- Strategic oil and gas pipelines Mingachevir Fuzuli Hadrut Zangilan Yevlakh Barda Yerevan Sevan ARMENIA TURKEY Vardenis Martakert Kalbajar Aghjabadi Beylagan Jabrayil IRAN Murovdag mountains Nakhchivan (Azerbaijan) Ganja Talish Lake AZERBAIJAN Stepankert (Xankendi) 50km 30 miles --------------------------------------------- *Internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan but controlled by ethnic Armenians --------------------------------------------- Sources: Associated Press, Liveuamap, Reuters © GRAPHIC NEWS