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The United Nations Security Council yesterday unanimously issued a unanimous statement calling for “the immediate cessation of hostilities” in Nagorno-Karabakh, on the third day of deadly fighting in the enclave, held by international news agencies. and Armenian-backed separatists.
the 15 Member States of the SA “We support the call of the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, for an immediate cessation of hostilities, the escalation of tensions and the resumption of constructive negotiations without delay,” the statement said. Extraordinary meeting held at the request of its European Member States (Belgium, Estonia, Germany, France, United Kingdom).
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According to APE-MPE, the member states “strongly condemn the use of violence” and “express pain for the loss of civilian life,” the text adds, adding that the SA is “concerned” by the information it speaks of. “Large-scale military operations” along the so-called Nagorno-Karabakh contact line.
The short text also expresses the Council’s “full support” for the “central role of the Co-Chairs (USA, Russia, France) of the Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)” and calls to “the parties to work closely with them” so that there is an “urgent resumption of dialogue, without preconditions.”
According to diplomats, the text approved after a meeting of about an hour was proposed to the SA by the three countries that co-chair the so-called Minsk Group, speeding up the process.
Until Sunday, separatists in Nagorno-Karabakh, backed militarily, economically and politically by Armenia, have clashed with Azerbaijani troops. The fighting is the deadliest since 2016, and analysts warn it could lead to widespread conflict and destabilization in the southern Caucasus.
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