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Original title: Day 8 of the Naka conflict: the regional capital was bombed and the two sides accused each other of attacking civilians.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh region has lasted 8 days. According to Russian media sources, on October 4 the two sides continued to fight. After the leader of the Naka region, Arutyunyan, ordered a halt to missile attacks on military installations in Ganja, Azerbaijan, the two sides temporarily suspended the fire. Later, Azerbaijan bombed Stepanakert, the capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, again, causing the city’s communications and electricity to be disrupted, and citizens were forced to hide in air defense fortifications. The Azerbaijani side claimed that Arutyunyan, who went to the front in person, was injured, but the Asian Defense Ministry refuted the news.
Stepanakert town.
The two sides accused each other of attacking civilians and civilian facilities. The Attorney General of Azerbaijan said that Armenia’s attack on Azerbaijan caused 25 civilian casualties and 111 civilian casualties. According to the Armenian Defense Ministry, the Azerbaijani attack killed 18 civilians in the Naka region and injured more than 90. The two parties have not yet responded to the other party’s statement.
On the same day, the President of Azerbaijan, Aliyev, declared that the Azerbaijani army had captured a total of ten cities and towns. Aliyev also emphasized that the Naka conflict must be resolved through dialogue, but the premise of the Arab ceasefire is that the Armenian side clarify the timetable for the withdrawal of the Asian armed forces from the Naka region. The Asian side must officially recognize the integrity of the Afghan territory.
Armenian Foreign Minister Mnatsakanyan and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov have a phone call about the Naka conflict. Both parties expressed their deep concern over the increase in civilian casualties and reiterated that political and diplomatic channels for conflict resolution should be reestablished as soon as possible under the coordination of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs.
Azerbaijan and Armenia have exchanged gunfire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region since September 27, accusing each other of starting a new round of conflict. The armed conflict continues. The Naka region is located in southwestern Azerbaijan, covering an area of 4,400 square kilometers, it was an autonomous prefecture of Azerbaijan during the Soviet period and most of its residents were Armenians. In 1988, Naka applied to join Armenia, sparking an armed conflict between the Afghan and Asian communities in the state. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, a war broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia to compete for Naka. Armenia took control of Naka and the surrounding parts of Azerbaijan. In 1992, at the initiative of Russia, the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (predecessor of the OSCE) established the Minsk Group 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 over the Naka issue and there have been conflicts from time to time. (Central office reporter Song Yao)
