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(FILES) A picture taken 07 December 2006 shows a man walking in front of a wall decorated with the flag of Azerbaijan’s breakaway Nagorno Karabakh region in Stepanakert. European football’s ruling body UEFA has ended a dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over match venues by cancelling their two European qualifiers, it was announced 24 June 2007. The countries, who are both in group A of the qualifying tournament for the 2008 European Championships, are scheduled to meet on September 8 in Azerbaijan and four days later in Armenia. Believed to be at the centre of the dispute is the Azerbaijan region of Nagorny Karabakh, which is populated mainly by Armenians. AFP PHOTO FILES / ANNA ASRIYANTS