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Despite all the international calls and mediations for a ceasefire and the ongoing conflict since last September between Azerbaijan and the breakaway Karabakh region, the clashes that are the fiercest since the 1990s have not abated.
Turkish interventions have fueled the situation in Baku, after Ankara confirmed more than once its willingness to provide military support, after transferring thousands of Syrian mercenaries to the region where the majority of Armenian origins reside.
In the new Turkish positions, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated Azerbaijan on Sunday for the control of its forces in the strategic city of Shusha in the Karabakh region. “I congratulate the Azerbaijani brothers for the victory they achieved in the city of Shusha … the joy of our Azerbaijani brothers is ours,” he said during a conference of the ruling Justice and Development Party.
Criticism of Minsk
He also considered that “the liberation of Shusha is an indication of the imminent liberation of the rest of the occupied Azerbaijani regions”, according to his description. He continued: “From the patience of Zafar, and this is what the Azerbaijani brothers did in the face of the failure of the Minsk group to resolve the crisis,” referring to the negotiation process in Karabakh led by a group from the Organization for Security and Safety. Cooperation in Europe, led by Russia, the United States and France.
The Turkish position came hours after Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev declared “the control of his army over Shusha after 27 years of occupation”, which was denied by the Armenian Defense Ministry, confirming that the fighting continues. .
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict (Archives – France Press)
‘Fierce battles’
Yesterday, Yerevan confirmed the occurrence of “fierce battles” with the Azerbaijani forces at night near the strategic city of Shusha in the disputed region.
Armenian Defense Ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan stated that “particularly intense and fierce battles” broke out at night near Shusha, confirming that many attacks by Azerbaijan were thwarted.
He also announced the occurrence of regular overnight bombing operations against Shusha, which includes a historic cathedral that was damaged in last month’s bombing.
In recent days, officials from Karabakh and Armenia reported numerous attacks south of Shusha.
