Baroness Caroline Cox visit to European Parliament Genocide of Armenians in Baku, Sumgait and Artsakh must be recognized

Lady Cox and

Anna A. Turcotte

Catching up with Caroline can be a challenge as she is in great demand around the globe. As you know Lady Cox is also CEO of the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART), Lady Cox is also the founder of the Lady Cox rehabilitation Center which provides much needed care for the disabled in Nagorno-Karabakh.

During the 1920s the Nagorno-Karabakh region was assigned to Azerbaijan by Stalin. Armenians and Azerbaijanis lived together relatively peacefully until conflict broke out in 1988, as the USSR was dissolving. The conflict included the attempted ethnic cleansing of the Armenian population of the region. In May 1994 a ceasefire was brokered, but a formal peace treaty has never been agreed.
Efforts to foster a lasting peace, including greater international engagement, increased dialogue and confidence-building measures, are urgently needed.