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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 30. Foreign correspondents for the Xinhua News Agency reported: On September 30, the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Naka region entered the fourth day, and the number of casualties on both sides increased further. At the same time, the United States urges both parties to the conflict to stop the violence and return to negotiations as soon as possible.
The Azerbaijani Ministry of National Defense announced on the same day that from the outbreak of the conflict on the 27th until the morning of the 30th, Armenia had a total of 2,300 soldiers killed, more than 130 tanks and armored vehicles, 200 artillery and rockets installations, 25 air defense systems, 6 command posts and the observation post was destroyed. During the battle in the Khojali area on the 29th, an S-300 air defense missile system on the Asian side was destroyed by the Arab side.
The representative of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, Alzren Hofhannisyan, told a press conference on the night of 29 that since the conflict broke out, Asia has annihilated 790 Azerbaijani soldiers, of whom 180 died in the fighting in the Kavaca area. . of. Another 1,900 people were injured, 137 tanks and armored vehicles, 72 UAVs, 7 helicopters and 1 aircraft were destroyed.
Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Stepanyan said on social media on the 30th that the two sides are currently locked in a fierce artillery battle along the actual line of contact with Naqqa.
US Secretary of State Pompeo said during his visit to Greece on the 29th that both parties to the conflict in the Naka region should stop the violence, cooperate with the co-chair of the Minsk Group and return to substantive negotiations as soon as possible. possible.
Armenia and Azerbaijan erupted in a new round of conflict in the Naka region on the 27th. Both sides accused each other of violating the ceasefire agreement and taking the initiative in launching a military offensive.
The Naka region is located in southwestern Azerbaijan and its residents are mostly Armenians. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted in a war for Naqqa. Armenia occupied Nakka and the surrounding parts of Azerbaijan. In 1992, the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (the predecessor of the OSCE) established the Minsk Group consisting of 12 countries, with Russia, the United States and France as co-chairs. Since then, negotiations on the Naka issue at different levels have been carried out within the framework of the Minsk Group, but no substantial progress has been made. In 1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia reached an agreement on a complete ceasefire, but the two countries have been in a state of hostility due to the Naka issue, and armed conflicts have occurred between the two sides from time to time. (Participating reporters: Li Ming, Liu Pinran)
