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Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a phone call about the evolution of the conflict in the Nagorno Karabakh region, while the Armenian Prime Minister described the situation in the region as very difficult.
The Kremlin said in a statement that Putin and Erdogan agreed on Wednesday, in the first telephone conversation between them since the outbreak of fighting between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces in Karabakh at the end of last September, on “the urgent need for joint efforts to put an end to the bloodshed as soon as possible. “
He added that the two presidents reaffirmed the importance of the ceasefire negotiated by Moscow.
The Kremlin stated that Putin had expressed to his Turkish counterpart his concern over the involvement of Middle Eastern fighters in the Karabakh battles, it said.
A statement issued by Erdogan’s office said that the Turkish president informed Putin in the phone call of Ankara’s desire for a permanent solution to the conflict in Karabakh.
The statement indicated that the two presidents also discussed the situation in Syria and Libya.
Turkey denies sending fighters
Erdogan had said earlier in the day that his country did not send Syrian fighters to Azerbaijan, as some reports have indicated, but fully supports its ally Baku.
The Turkish president, in a speech to the deputies of the ruling Justice and Development Party in Parliament, called on the Minsk group not to give more time to resolve the Karabakh problem and to end negotiations to return the occupied lands to Azerbaijan. .
Erdogan called for the return of the occupied lands to Azerbaijan to end the conflict (Anatolia)Meanwhile, fighting continues in and around the region despite the truce announced a few days ago.
And Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev confirmed in an interview with a Turkish channel that his country’s army is advancing on more than one axis in the region, and that it will liberate Azerbaijan’s lands.
Aliyev said that military operations in Nagorno Karabakh will continue until the region is fully restored, but called on the Armenian population of the region not to feel anxious.
Aliyev promised Armenia that he would pay a high price if it attacked Azerbaijan’s oil and gas pipelines.
Azeri forces advance
Later, the President of Azerbaijan announced via Twitter that his country’s army had recovered 8 additional villages from the Armenian occupation, which are Qaradagli, Khatun Bulak and Qarah Kullu from Fuzuli state, in addition to Bolotan, Malik Janli, Kemer Türk, Tekke and Tagsir in Khojawand state.
On the other hand, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Azerbaijan seeks to fully occupy the Karabakh region, stressing that the situation in the conflict zone is very difficult.
Pashinyan added that Azerbaijan and Turkey will not stop what he described as aggression.
The Armenian Defense Ministry said Azerbaijani forces shelled Armenian military equipment this morning on the northern border with Karabakh province and a military target off the Kavachar region.
The Armenian Defense Ministry emphasized that it reserves the right to respond to any Azerbaijani military installation within Azerbaijan.
The Defense Ministry of the unrecognized Armenian authority in the region said today that it had recorded 23 deaths, bringing the death toll in its ranks to 555 since the start of battles with Azerbaijani forces on September 27.
A proposal to publish monitors
On the other hand, Russia suggested deploying Russian military observers and requested that the resolution of the dispute be initiated through diplomatic channels.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said it is better to deploy Russian military observers to the front line in Nagorno Karabakh, but the decision is up to Armenia and Azerbaijan.
He stressed that his country does not agree with the Turkish position that there is likely to be a military solution to the conflict over Karabakh and that it has informed Baku and Yerevan of the need to hold meetings between the military to establish mechanisms to verify the ceasefire in the region.
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