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For the fourth day, bloody battles continue in Nagorno-Karabakh between the Azerbaijani forces and the Armenian separatists. While the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said the bombing continues unabated on all fronts, Armenia announced that it is not ready for peace negotiations with Baku under Russian supervision.
The following are the most outstanding developments and news of the conflict for Wednesday, September 30, 2020, according to the time of Mecca:
13:00 – Azerbaijan says two Armenian fighters crashed and denies shooting down a plane
An aide to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that two Armenian Sukhoi-25 fighter jets crashed yesterday after colliding with a mountain, and accused Yerevan of lying by saying that one of its planes was shot down.
12:57 – The Kremlin: the Russian army follows the events closely
The Kremlin said the Russian military was closely monitoring developments in the Nagorno Karabakh region and once again urged the warring parties to cease hostilities.
12:44 – Armenia publishes photos of the remains of the Sukhoi-25 fighter
Armenia has posted photos on a government online platform of the wreckage of a plane that it said was a “Sukhoi-25 military plane, which was shot down yesterday by a Turkish fighter.”
Turkey and Azerbaijan denied Yerevan’s claims that a Turkish F-16 fighter jet shot down the Armenian jet and killed the pilot.
12:18 – Turkey: France’s solidarity with Armenia supports the occupation in Azerbaijan
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that France’s solidarity with Armenia amounts to supporting the Armenian occupation of Azerbaijan.
Cavusoglu’s comments came during an interview with Anadolu Agency, after French President Emmanuel Macron said that Turkish “fearful of war” speech encouraged Baku to re-invade Nagorno-Karabakh.
11:49 – Macron criticizes the Turkish “bellicose” speech
French President Emmanuel Macron said that “war-loving” Turkish rhetoric encourages Azerbaijan to re-invade Nagorno-Karabakh, and that this is unacceptable, but added that he has no evidence at the current stage of direct Turkish involvement.
10:00 AM – Armenia is not ready to negotiate
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that his country is not ready to negotiate with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno Karabakh region under Russia’s auspices, noting the need for adequate conditions to carry out any negotiations and that his country has always been ready for a peaceful solution.
9:00 am – Azerbaijan: military operations and mutual attacks continue
The Al-Jazeera correspondent quoted the Azerbaijan Defense Ministry as saying that military operations and mutual attacks continue unabated on all fronts. This morning, the Armenian army launched an intense and continuous attack with heavy artillery and rockets on the border town of “Tartar”, causing losses in the city and the death and injury of civilians.
Sources highlighted that the Azerbaijani army thwarted a counterattack by the Armenian army in the “Magadez” region. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry announced that it had killed and wounded some 2,300 Armenian soldiers during combat operations between September 27 and 30, destroyed dozens of tanks, vehicles and command centers, and destroyed 25 missile defense systems. .
In the Shushkand area of Hogawand city, the S300 missile defense system was destroyed.
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