2 hours agoUS, France, Russia call for halting fighting in Nagorno Karabakh
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)The exchange of fire has continued between the Armenian and space forces, until both sides are ignoring repeated calls by international leaders to stop fighting over the breakaway region of Nagorno Karabakh. The death toll has marked increases during the worst fighting since the 1990s around the region, which is [...]
The exchange of fire has continued between the Armenian and space forces, until both sides are ignoring repeated calls by international leaders to stop fighting over the breakaway region of Nagorno Karabakh.
The death toll has marked increases during the worst fighting since the 1990s around the region, which is part of Azerbaijan, but is guided by mainly ethnic Armenian residents.
France, Russia and the United States called on October 1st for a snap break in fighting “.
In their joint statement, presidents Emmanuel Macron, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump called on Armenia and Azerbaijan's leaders that “are committed without delay to resume substantial, confidential and unconditional negotiations”, under the auspices of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation Group in Europe (OSBE), which is mediating the conflict.
Earlier in the day, the Azerbaijann Defence Ministry said that during the night, its forces carried out “artillery attacks against the positions of Armenian forces in occupied territory”.
Ethnic Armenian separatists in Nagorno Karabak said both sides exchanged artillery fires, describing the situation along the front line as tense “”.
More than 100 people, including many civilians, have been killed since the fighting broke out on September 27th.
The two Soviet republics have waged a territory battle in 1988-1994, which has left some 30,000 people killed.
It's unclear what caused the last fighting.
