Focus on Olympic Preparations: Azerbaijan
The Azeri Olympic team returned as “national heroes,” but some were barred from competing due to doping scandals and political interference in sports.
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Armenia, Azerbaijan Tensions Flare Again Since 1994 Truce
The two former Soviet republics are trapped in a decade’s long squabble over the contested Armenian, mountainous region that was formerly a part of the Azerbaijani SSR. With independence being declared in 1991 and a three year war following it, Russia stepped in and was able to broker a truce between the two countries.
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