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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Armenia to end Azerbaijan’s “occupation” of the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region.
This came as fighting raged on for the second day in a row and decades-long conflict resumed in the Caucasus region of southeastern Europe.
Erdogan said that ending the “invasion” of Armenia and its withdrawal from the region is the only path that will bring peace.
“Turkey will continue to support the friendly and united Azerbaijan with all its capabilities,” Erdogan was quoted as saying by Turkish news agency Anadolu.
Erdogan’s senior adviser Elinur Sivik said Turkey had asked its allies in Azerbaijan to go as far as they wanted.
Dozens of people were reported killed in fighting between forces on both sides on Monday.
The mountainous Nagorno-Karabakh region is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but has been under Armenian control since the war ended in 1994.
During that war, tens of thousands of people died and a million people were driven from their homes.
On Monday night, the Nagorno-Karabakh authorities reported that another 26 soldiers were killed in the fighting, bringing the total losses to more than 80.
Other countries fear the recent fighting will spread outside the region and attract neighboring powers such as Turkey, Russia and Iran.
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Residents have taken refuge in Stefanakrate, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh.
They also want to maintain stability in the region, as it is traversed by important oil and gas pipelines.
The latest battles began on Sunday, with Armenia and Azerbaijan blaming each other.
Both authorities said they had recruited more soldiers and declared combat laws in certain areas.
The fighting is the fiercest in the conflict since 2016, when at least 200 people died in the clashes.
What opinion Other countries Conflict؟
Turkey declared its support for Azerbaijan, while Russia, which has military bases in Armenia but is also friends with Azerbaijan, called for an immediate ceasefire.
Armenia accused Turkey of providing direct military support to Azerbaijan to help it gain territorial control, a claim it recently denied.
What do you say Who Armenia and Azerbaijan?
In an interview with the BBC, Armenian Foreign Minister Zaharaev Mantzkanyan accused Azerbaijan of sabotaging the peaceful settlement of the conflict and insisted that Armenia should protect the region.
A spokesman for the Azerbaijani administration told the BBC that his country was taking “countermeasures” in the face of Armenian provocations.
We live Karbach Key facts
- A mountainous area with an area of approximately 4,400 square kilometers
- It is traditionally inhabited by Armenian Christians and Turkish Muslims.
- In Soviet times it became an autonomous region within the Republic of Azerbaijan.
- It is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but most of its inhabitants are of Armenian descent.
- An estimated one million people were displaced by the war between 1988-1994 and nearly 30,000 people died.
- Separation forces occupied additional lands around the enclave in Azerbaijan during the 1990 war
- Stagnation has largely prevailed since the ceasefire began in 1994
- Turkey openly supports Azerbaijan
- Russia has military bases in Armenia
What New in battlefield؟
In addition to the deaths announced on Monday, the Nagorno Karabakh authorities announced on Sunday that 16 people had died and more than a hundred had been injured.
Armenian authorities said 200 of its citizens were injured in the clashes, according to Interfax.
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Armenia Has Released Photos Of What It Says Has Destroyed Azerbaijani Tanks
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan said two of its citizens died on Monday after five people from a family died on Sunday. He also announced that 30 other people were injured.
Nagorno-Karabakh authorities said their forces occupied some of the land occupied by Azerbaijani forces on Sunday.
The Azerbaijani government announced on Monday that it had seized strategically important sites in the disputed region.
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Azerbaijan released photos saying it destroyed Armenian armored vehicles
In July, at least 16 people were killed in border clashes, leading to the largest demonstration in years in the Azerbaijani capital Baku, as there were calls for control of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Other international responses
- United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he was “extremely concerned” and urged both sides to stop the fighting.
- The Russian Foreign Minister is holding urgent talks with the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders.
- France, which has a large Armenian community, calls for a ceasefire and immediate dialogue
- Iran, which borders Azerbaijan and Armenia, is offering to mediate the peace talks.
- US President Donald Trump has said the US wants to stop the violence
What is the background?
In 1988, near the end of the Soviet rule, Azerbaijani forces and Armenian separatists launched a bloody war that left Nagorno-Karabakh in the hands of the Armenians after the signing of the 1994 armistice.
Tens of thousands died in the war and many Azerbaijanis were forced to flee their homes.
Today, the region is practically independent and relies heavily on Armenian support. But no member of the United Nations recognizes it, including Armenia.
Furthermore, large tracts of Azerbaijani lands around the enclave are under Armenian control.
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The bombing damaged homes in the Armenian city of Mertoni
So far, the negotiations have failed to reach a permanent peace agreement, and the conflict in the region remains one of the “frozen conflicts” in Europe after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Krabach is the Russian translation of the Azerbaijani word meaning “black garden”, while Nagorno is a Russian word meaning “mountainous”. Armenians prefer to call the region Artsakh, which is an ancient Armenian name for the region.
Over the years, the two sides killed soldiers on the other side in sporadic violations of the ceasefire. Armenia, which has no maritime borders, has suffered serious economic problems due to the closure of the borders with neighboring Turkey and Azerbaijan.
Russia, France and the United States co-chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation in the Minsk European Group, which is trying to mediate to end the conflict.
