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The Consortium Initiative is a coalition of international non-governmental organisations established to address the conflict between Armenians and Azerbaijanis over Nagorny Karabakh. It seeks to put this conflict into a regional framework, locating it in the wider dynamic of the South Caucasus. The four Consortium members - Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Conciliation Resources (CR), International Alert (IA) and the London Information Network on Conflicts and State-building (LINKS ), have many years of experience of work in the region, as well as an extensive network of local partners. The current chairman of the Executive Steering Committee of the Consortium is Jonathan Cohen (CR). The coordination unit is in London, based at the offices of International Alert.

The Initiative promotes a multifaceted process of engagement with the conflict. As part of this process each Consortium member is responsible for a separate strand of work. CRS addresses issues of conflict sensitivity and grassroots engagement; CR addresses media and public awareness issues; IA focuses on civil society work; and LINKS works on the level of political dialogue. Consortium members work closely with governments, parliaments, international organisations, civil society, media and grassroots organisations. The Consortium Initiative is also engaged in efforts to increase the awareness and sensitivity of the international community vis-à-vis the Nagorny Karabakh issue. The Consortium members cooperate together to maximise the effectiveness of their engagement in the region. The four international NGOs have other activities in the region that are not part of the Consortium Initiative, but we believe that the synergy of our approaches to the Nagorny Karabakh issue will make this work more effective.

The Consortium seeks to support other international and local efforts to contribute to the peaceful transformation of the Karabakh problem in a way which would be acceptable to all stakeholders. Activities aim to complement the existing negotiating process of the Minsk Group and other processes focused on achieving a settlement.