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(MENAFN – Al-Anbaa) Armenia and Azerbaijan yesterday exchanged accusations of launching new attacks despite the entry into force of the ceasefire after it was reached after lengthy negotiations that took place in Moscow after two weeks of intense battles in the region Nagorno Karabakh separatist.
Azerbaijani foreign policy vice president Hikmat Hajiyev said that Armenia violated a ceasefire in the disputed Karabakh region, prompting a response from Azerbaijan: “Armenia has not committed to the temporary ceasefire … Azerbaijan must respond to provocation. ” , Stating that Armenia has attacked civilian sites, adding that Azerbaijan will continue its fight “for the complete liberation of the occupied areas.”
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry stated that “Armenia has flagrantly violated the ceasefire and is trying to attack Vizuli Gabriel and Agdam Terter in Nagorno Karabakh.
On the other hand, the Armenian Defense Ministry stated that Azerbaijan intensified its air strikes against residential sites in Karabakh, hours before the ceasefire came into effect.
“The enemy has stepped up the use of drones in the southern direction, and IDF units have stopped all enemy attacks, causing heavy casualties,” ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan wrote in a tweet.
The ministry stated that the drone strikes targeted the Jerezvank and Artvanek settlements in the disputed area.
For their part, the defense authorities of the Karabakh region loyal to Armenia and unrecognized confirmed the occurrence of air strikes in addition to ground fighting in the run-up to the ceasefire.
After a round of fighting, the day before yesterday, there was a brief period of calm when the ceasefire took effect. Suddenly calm returned to Stepanakert, the capital of the breakaway region, with warning sirens sounding before the agreement came into effect.
Residents began to walk out the doors of their homes after being forced to stay with them for days, trying to protect themselves from the bombing, according to an AFP journalist.
And the ceasefire is supposed to allow the exchange of prisoners of war and other people and corpses, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
For its part, the Turkish Foreign Ministry indicated yesterday that the ceasefire is “the first important step, but it will not replace a permanent solution.”
Ankara, a Baku ally, added that Azerbaijan gave Armenia “the last chance to withdraw from the lands it occupies, emphasizing that” Azerbaijan has shown Armenia and the world that it can regain its lands occupied for almost 30 years with their own means.
France also welcomed yesterday’s ceasefire agreement, but said it must now be fully implemented to ensure conditions are created for a permanent cessation of hostilities.
“It must now be applied and strictly enforced in order to create the conditions for a permanent cessation of hostilities between the two countries,” said Agnes von der Molle, spokeswoman for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“Substantial discussions involving the two sides under the auspices of the countries that co-chair the Minsk Group should be resumed without preconditions,” he added.
The Russian Foreign Ministry also announced that Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to initiate “substantive negotiations to reach a peaceful solution to the conflict, with the mediation of the heads of the Minsk Group (Russia, France and the United States) of the Organization for the Security and Cooperation in Europe “.
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Azerbaijani foreign policy vice president Hikmat Hajiyev said that Armenia violated a ceasefire in the disputed Karabakh region, prompting a response from Azerbaijan: “Armenia has not committed to the temporary ceasefire … Azerbaijan must respond to provocation. ” , Stating that Armenia has attacked civilian sites, adding that Azerbaijan will continue its fight “for the complete liberation of the occupied areas.”
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry stated that “Armenia has flagrantly violated the ceasefire and is trying to attack Vizuli Gabriel and Agdam Terter in Nagorno Karabakh.
On the other hand, the Armenian Defense Ministry stated that Azerbaijan intensified its air strikes against residential sites in Karabakh, hours before the ceasefire came into effect.
“The enemy has stepped up the use of drones in the southern direction, and IDF units have stopped all enemy attacks, causing heavy casualties,” ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan wrote in a tweet.
The ministry stated that the drone strikes targeted the Jerezvank and Artvanek settlements in the disputed area.
For their part, the defense authorities of the Karabakh region loyal to Armenia and unrecognized confirmed the occurrence of air strikes in addition to ground fighting in the run-up to the ceasefire.
After a round of fighting, the day before yesterday, there was a brief period of calm when the ceasefire took effect. Suddenly calm returned to Stepanakert, the capital of the breakaway region, with warning sirens sounding before the agreement came into effect.
Residents began to walk out the doors of their homes after being forced to stay with them for days, trying to protect themselves from the bombing, according to an AFP journalist.
And the ceasefire is supposed to allow the exchange of prisoners of war and other people and corpses, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
For its part, the Turkish Foreign Ministry indicated yesterday that the ceasefire is “the first important step, but it will not replace a permanent solution.”
Ankara, a Baku ally, added that Azerbaijan gave Armenia “the last chance to withdraw from the lands it occupies, emphasizing that” Azerbaijan has shown Armenia and the world that it can regain its lands occupied for almost 30 years with their own means.
France also welcomed yesterday’s ceasefire agreement, but said it must now be fully implemented to ensure conditions are created for a permanent cessation of hostilities.
“It must now be applied and strictly enforced in order to create the conditions for a permanent cessation of hostilities between the two countries,” said Agnes von der Molle, spokeswoman for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“Substantial discussions involving the two sides under the auspices of the countries that co-chair the Minsk Group should be resumed without preconditions,” he added.
The Russian Foreign Ministry also announced that Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to initiate “substantive negotiations to reach a peaceful solution to the conflict, with the mediation of the heads of the Minsk Group (Russia, France and the United States) of the Organization for the Security and Cooperation in Europe “.
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