Bishkek Protocol

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The Bishkek Protocol is a 1994 agreement that established a ceasefire between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, effectively freezing the war for decades.

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instanceOf Nagorno-Karabakh peace process document
ceasefire agreement
international agreement
associatedOrganization OSCE Minsk Group
category Ceasefires
Nagorno-Karabakh peace process
Treaties of Armenia
Treaties of Azerbaijan
ceasefireLineKnownAs Line of Contact in Nagorno-Karabakh
conflictAddressed First Nagorno-Karabakh War
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
durationOfEffect approximately 26 years until large-scale war resumed in 2020
effect established a ceasefire line between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces
froze active large-scale hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict for decades
enteredIntoForce 1994-05-12
followedBy subsequent OSCE Minsk Group negotiations
geopoliticalContext post-Soviet transition in the South Caucasus
hasName Bishkek Protocol
historicalPeriod post-Soviet conflicts in the South Caucasus
implementedThrough military ceasefire arrangements on the ground
language Russian
legalNature political agreement
mediatedBy Interparliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States
Kyrgyz Republic
linked to: Kyrgyzstan

Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
namedAfter Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan
linked to: Bishkek
precondition mutual cessation of hostilities by Armenian and Azerbaijani forces
primaryParties Republic of Armenia
linked to: Armenia

Republic of Azerbaijan
linked to: Azerbaijan

de facto authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh
purpose to establish a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
recognizedBy Armenia
Azerbaijan
de facto authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh
regionConcerned Nagorno-Karabakh
surrounding districts of Azerbaijan
relatedEvent 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
resultedIn long-term but fragile ceasefire between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces
securityImplication established a de facto security regime along the Line of Contact
signatoryType parliamentary representatives
signedInCity Bishkek
signedInCountry Kyrgyzstan
signedInYear 1994
signedOn 1994-05-05
status ceasefire agreement rather than a comprehensive peace treaty

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Bishkek Protocol hasName Bishkek Protocol