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TO Authorities in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region say at least 26 of its soldiers were killed last night in clashes with Azerbaijani forces, Reuters and AFP reported.
Turkey-backed Azerbaijan launches counteroffensive
The clashes between Azerbaijan and its mountainous ethnic Armenian enclave increased dramatically yesterday. The two sides fired rockets and artillery at each other in the fiercest engagement in more than a quarter century.
Climbing, martial law in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh
At the same time, the UN Secretary General is speaking with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres spoke via video link with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and called for an immediate ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, he said. Guterres spokesman Stefan Dujarric, quoted by TASS.
In both conversations, the Secretary-General delivered the same message: an appeal for an immediate cessation of hostilities, the reduction of tensions and a return to negotiations without preconditions in the context of the efforts of the co-chairs of the Minsk Group before the OSCE.
War! The fight for Nagorno-Karabakh continued until evening
The Swiss Foreign Ministry saidthat Switzerland supports the efforts of the Minsk Group to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through negotiations and is ready to host a summit between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Bern is concerned about the escalation of fierce clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan on September 27, the ministry said.
Switzerland calls on countries to maintain regional stability and not use force. She reminded both parties that they are obliged to fulfill their obligations under international law, including with respect to the protection of civilians, the ministry stressed.
