Original sentence: The Republic of Artsakh (; , ), or simply Artsakh, also known by its official name between 1991 and 2017, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (), is a de facto independent country  in the South Caucasus, internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan
Edited sentence: The Republic of Artsakh (; , ), or simply Artsakh, also known by its official name between 1991 and 2017, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (), is a de facto independent country  in the South Caucasus