The signing of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishkek_Protocol" id="mwASM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Bishkek Protocol">Bishkek Protocol</a> between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia" id="mwASQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Armenia">Armenia</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan" id="mwASU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> effectively freezes the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict" id="mwASY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nagorno-Karabakh conflict">Nagorno-Karabakh conflict</a>.