MOSCOW, April 2 -. RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the parties to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh to the ceasefire and exercise restraint to prevent further human casualties
In. Saturday, Armenia and Azerbaijan have reported aggravation of the situation in the Karabakh conflict zone, while the side blamed each other for the situation. A spokesman for the president of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), David Babayan said that such an escalation on the border has not been since 1994.
According to the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin, is deeply concerned by reports of renewed fighting and “regrets due to the fact that the situation is again slid to the armed confrontation.”In turn, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a telephone conversation urged his colleagues from Armenia and Azerbaijan to influence the situation to stop the violence. Similar negotiations held by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with the defense ministries of the two countries to take urgent measures to stabilize the situation in the conflict zone.
Russia has also begun consultations within the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing with partners France and the United States. The next meeting will take place next week in Vienna, as reported by RIA Novosti source in the company.
The parties
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry claims that the Armenian side at night on April 2 carried out a provocation and shelled mortars and heavy machine guns along the frontline settlements, after which Azerbaijani armed forces retaliated.
At the same time the Armenian Defense Ministry issued a statement, which refers to the “active offensive actions taken by the enemy on the contact line of Karabakh and Azerbaijani forces in the night of 1 to 2 April.” The Defense Ministry also reported that “the use of enemy tanks, artillery and aviation”.
Lost
A spokesman for the Armenian Defense Minister Artsrun Hovhannisyan said that there are dead on both sides.
“According to information received from the NKR defense Ministry information, on the outskirts of the locality Levonarkh unit for special purposes of the NKR defense Army found and destroyed sabotage and reconnaissance of the enemy group,” – said in a release sent to the RIA Novosti news agency reported the Armenian defense Ministry
on. their information, the group has receded, some of its members killed.
In turn, head of the press service of the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan Vagif Dyargahly said: “As a result of the offensive of the Azerbaijani troops from the definition of pre-coordinates of targets on the front and rear of the enemy, was put out of action a significant amount of manpower, military equipment and infrastructure units “.
also, according to the military department of Armenia, as a result of clashes armed forces of Azerbaijan lost the helicopter Mi-24/35 tanks and drone. In Baku, the information on the destruction of a helicopter denied.
© Photo: defense Ministry of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Photo downed UAVs, published by the Ministry of defense of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Ministry of Defence of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic later said that during the missile attack from “Grad” killed one child on its territory, and two others wounded . According to the media, they are in serious condition, but their life is not threatened. Meanwhile, according to APA, as a result of shelling by military Armenian Azerbaijani positions one person was killed, another injured.
The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia began over Nagorno-Karabakh in 1988, when populated mainly by Armenians autonomous region announced its withdrawal from Azerbaijan SSR. After the hostilities of 1992-1994 Baku lost control over Karabakh and seven adjacent regions, Nagorno-Karabakh declared independence. Negotiations on a peaceful settlement of the conflict under way since 1992 in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group. Azerbaijan insists on preserving its territorial integrity, Armenia protects the interests of the breakaway republic, as Karabakh is not a party to the negotiations.
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