Kremlin: We are in contact with Turkey about the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh



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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, between Azerbaijan and Armenia, said they were in contact with Turkey in connection with the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Peskov spoke to journalists about the current conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Peskov expressed concern about the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, saying: “We call on all parties, especially the parties to the conflict, to act with the utmost care and military means and abandon any steps that may cause deterioration. of the situation in the future “. used expressions.

“The important thing is not to determine who is guilty, but to stop the conflicts.” Peskov stressed that the problem must be solved through political diplomacy.

Peskov, are transferring contact with Turkey regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh situation, “we have had contact with Ankara through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In this regard, the Russian side in full contact.” He said.

Peskov said that Russia has good relations with both Azerbaijan and Armenia, expressing that they show a “balanced” position regarding the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The clashes began yesterday morning on the front line between Armenia and Azerbaijan, when Armenian forces opened fire on Azerbaijani civilian settlements. The Azerbaijani army launched a counterattack and liberated some settlements from occupation.

The occupation of Azerbaijani lands by Armenia

During the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Armenian nationalists claimed rights in Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian armed groups occupied Khankendi in 1991 and Khojaly and Shusha the following year. Later, Armenian forces, which also captured Lachin, Hocavend, Kelbajar and Agdere, entered Aghdam in 1993. Aghdam was followed by the occupation of the provinces of Jabrayil, Fuzuli, Gubadli and Zangilan.

During the period in which 20 percent of Azerbaijani territory was occupied, about 1 million civilians were displaced.

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed the ceasefire agreement known as the “Bishkek Protocol” at the initiative of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Kyrgyz Parliament, the Federal Assembly of Russia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 4 to 5 May 1994 in Bishkek. But the ceasefire remained on paper and thousands of soldiers died in the fighting.

In 1992, the Minsk Group was established to promote the peaceful resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and to mediate between the parties.

The OSCE Minsk Group, co-chaired by Russia, France and the United States, has not achieved concrete results for the solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, despite many attempts in the last 27 years.

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