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In a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan asked not to allow Turkey to participate in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
On the night of September 28, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, during which he discussed the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, where the armed confrontation continues.
“Armenpress” was informed about this in the press service of the head of the Armenian government.
Pashinyan called the fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh region a manifestation of Azerbaijan’s aggression, noting that “Turkey has shown unprecedented activity in the region after the July events.”
“Pashinyan called on the German chancellor to do everything possible to curb the aggressive and destructive position of Turkey and exclude its involvement in the region,” the statement said.
According to the prime minister’s press service, Merkel expressed deep concern about the current situation and stressed that there is no alternative to a peaceful solution to the conflict.
Large-scale hostilities began in Nagorno-Karabakh on September 27. The Armenian Foreign Ministry reported on the bombing of peaceful settlements, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry accused Armenia of “large-scale provocation” and bombardment of the Azerbaijani army positions. Azerbaijan announced the civilians killed and wounded as a result of the shelling from Armenia.
The previous exacerbation in the region was in July. July 12 near the border of Azerbaijan and Armenia there was an armed clashOn July 13 the conflict continued. Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan informedthat Azerbaijani troops destroyed a stronghold on the territory of Armenia, artillery installations, vehicles and manpower. At the same time, the Ministry of Defense of Armenia reported on the “provocative actions” of the Azerbaijani side. In Baku, 12 were reported to have died during the fighting in the Tovuz region, including Major General Polad Khashimov. On the side of the Armenian army, four died.
In 1991, with the support of Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh declared its independence from Azerbaijan. This led to hostilities that lasted until 1994. The armed conflict ended with the signing of the Bishkek Protocol on Armistice and Ceasefire, but from time to time armed clashes broke out between the parties. During the conflict, more than 30 thousand people died in the region.
Azerbaijan considers Nagorno-Karabakh as a territory occupied by Armenia.
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