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Russia and Turkey intensified their consultations today in an attempt to stabilize the truce between the conflicting parties in the Nagorno Karabakh region and enter into serious negotiations that determine their fate, while Azerbaijan and Armenia continued to exchange accusations for violating the ceasefire.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu emphasized the need for strict implementation of the ceasefire agreement in the disputed region.
He added that the two ministers discussed, in a phone call, the current situation in the region and compliance with the obligations of the joint ceasefire declaration.
The armistice was reached in Moscow after calls various It was led by the international community, especially the Minsk Group, which is led by Russia, France and the United States and plays a mediating role in this conflict.
On the other hand, the European Union asked all parties, including external parties, to refrain from any action that could generate more victims in the region.
The European Union called on the two parties to enter into substantive negotiations without delay under the auspices of the “Minsk Group” of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, without preconditions and on the basis of agreed principles.
The Chancellor of the European Union, Josep Borrell, also announced that the European Union expresses its “grave concern” about the violations of the ceasefire, and added, in a statement, “We have seen with great concern reports on the continuation of activities military, especially against civilian targets, and civilian casualties. “
Agreed withdrawal
In the context, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, said, in an interview with the Russian network “RPK”, that his country did not insist, in the consultations that took place in Moscow, on specific dates for the withdrawal of the Armenian forces from the Azerbaijani regions, but stressed that the statement, What was agreed, surely represents an agreed withdrawal of what he called the Armenian occupation forces from Azerbaijani lands.
Aliyev added that the statement includes a reference to substantive negotiations, emphasizing that a return to these negotiations should lead to the end of what he called occupation.
On the other hand, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian emphasized that there is no alternative to negotiations to resolve the dispute over Karabakh.
In a speech he gave during the hypothetical Armenian Thought Summit, he stressed that “there is no other solution to the conflict than to return to the negotiating table and negotiate on behalf of the future of Karabakh and the entire region.”
Meanwhile, the Azerbaijani Prosecutor’s Office announced that the number of victims since the start of the fighting in Karabakh has reached 41 dead and 250 injured, and more than 1,300 buildings have been damaged across the country.
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of targeting civilians in cities far from the front lines and said the attack on the resort town of “Ganja” was the most violent, with dozens of people killed and injured.
Attacks on two fronts
In context, Al-Jazeera Ankara correspondent Zahir Al-Baik quoted a source from the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying that Armenian forces launched attacks on two fronts, namely “Hadrut”, the village of “Tug”, “Aragol” and “Banzor”, with the aim of occupying the city of Gabriel.
He confirmed the withdrawal and withdrawal of the Armenian forces after suffering heavy losses in life and equipment, noting that the Armenian forces were ambushed by the Azerbaijani army, resulting in the death of 38 Armenian soldiers and the destruction of a large number of his vehicles, according to him.
The source pointed out to Al-Jazeera Net that the Azerbaijani armed forces launched a military operation with drones, missiles and artillery, which resulted in the bombardment of more than 400 Armenian targets, and stressed that the Azerbaijani forces are in a position of strength in all the fronts.
For their part, the Armenian authorities said that 429 Self-Defense Forces soldiers have died since the fighting began. The Armenian Defense Ministry accused the Azerbaijani army of violating the ceasefire armistice by bombing the cities of “Stepanakert”, “Shushi”, “Martoni” and “Hadrut” in the Karabakh region last night.
The head of the so-called Karabakh Republic, not internationally recognized, Araik Harationian said that the situation in the region was calm this morning, with the exception of some clashes with light weapons between the two sides.
The Ministry of Defense of the “Republic of Karabakh” released footage it said showed its forces repelling an Azerbaijani attack on the northeast axis of the region, adding that its forces destroyed two military vehicles of the attacking forces and killed several soldiers.
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