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Clashes continue in the Nagorno Karabakh region between the Armenian and Azeri armies for the fourth day in a row to control the cities of Fuzuli, Gabriel and Tatar, while Turkey renewed its full support for Azerbaijan.
The Armenian army said it launched an intensive attack with heavy artillery and rockets against the city of Tartar, which resulted in deaths, injuries and material losses. On the other hand, the Azerbaijani army announced that it had thwarted a counterattack by the Armenian forces in the Magades region.
The Azerbaijan Defense Ministry account, via Twitter, published a video clip of its forces directed directly at a meeting of Armenian forces.
#attack Y #destroy #Armenian reserve forces destroyed#LongLiveAzerbaijanArmy# KarabakhisAzerbaijan #Stop the Armenian occupation
#Stop Armenian aggression pic.twitter.com/447uBaP941– MOD from Azerbaijan (@wwwmodgovaz) September 30, 2020
The ministry accused the Armenian side of focusing the bombardment on the civilian population and emphasized that the Azerbaijani army had foiled a counterattack by the Armenian forces in Magadez.
For his part, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accused Turkey of providing military support to Azerbaijan and highlighted the presence of Turkish military officers in Azerbaijan to lead the ongoing military operations in the Nagorno Karabakh region.
He called on the international community to condemn what he described as the aggression by Turkey and Azerbaijan, indicating that this threatens the existence of the Armenian people, according to him.
Refuse to negotiate
On his position on the negotiation, the Armenian prime minister said that his country is not ready to negotiate with Azerbaijan in Nagorno Karabakh under the auspices of Russia.
Pashinyan considered that in the midst of the violent battles taking place on the battle fronts, it is not appropriate to speak of holding a tripartite meeting on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, indicating the need for adequate conditions and conditions to carry out any negotiations, and that your country was always ready for a peaceful solution to the conflict in the region. Disputed.
On the other hand, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, denied any possibility of holding talks with Armenia about the Nagorno Karabakh region and called the Armenian demands unacceptable.
He also denied the participation of Turkish F-16 fighters in the battles in the region and denied the presence of Syrian fighters there.
The President of Azerbaijan said that Turkey is not a party to the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and that Turkish support for Azerbaijan is limited to moral support only.
Turkish support
In a related context, the Al-Jazeera correspondent reported, citing sources from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that a telephone conversation took place between Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policies in the European Union, Josep Borrell.
According to the sources, the contact discussed the events in the eastern Mediterranean and the clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The Turkish Foreign Minister, in an interview with Anadolu Agency, renewed his country’s full support for Azerbaijan, be it at the negotiating table or on the battlefield.
“If the problem is to be solved diplomatically, then we will defend and continue to defend Azerbaijan’s rights at the negotiating table, and if you want to solve the problem on the ground, we will be with all our capabilities on your side and do what is necessary if Azerbaijan presents some request about it, but now we see that he has the capacity. Enough to do this alone. “
The Turkish minister stressed that Armenia would not have dared in this way if it had not received the support of Western countries and Russia.
Russian interception
On the other hand, Russia said that it does not support Turkey’s position expressed by its Foreign Minister Cavusoglu regarding Ankara’s willingness to support Azerbaijan in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh through diplomatic and military means.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow does not support these statements, and renews its calls to avoid adding fuel to the fire in this conflict, he said.
Peskov renewed his country’s appeal to all regional states to show restraint, and to the parties to the Karabakh conflict for an immediate cessation of hostilities.
In turn, French President Emmanuel Macron said that “Turkey is carrying out propaganda for Azerbaijan, which is fond of war, and removes any obstacles in front of it when he again described the occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh,” and emphasized that your country will not accept it.
But Macron added that he has no evidence at the current stage of Turkey’s direct involvement. He told a press conference in Latvia that he had spoken with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia, called for a ceasefire and indicated that he would discuss the issue with Russian Presidents Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump.
Iranian mediation
In a phone call, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani discussed with the Armenian prime minister the tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Rouhani said that the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan is not a solution, and will complicate the existing problem between them, emphasizing that the solution to the Baku-Yerevan dispute must be done through dialogue, and any outside interference will increase tension.
The Iranian president expressed his willingness to play a constructive role in reducing the crisis.
The Iranian Presidency’s website quoted the Armenian prime minister welcoming any initiative to stop the violence, warning of any foreign interference in the conflict.
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