Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov commented on the statement of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev according to which “Turkey must play a more active role in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process, both within the frames of the Minsk Group and other formats”.
Russia expects that the October 10 Moscow agreement on cessation of hostilities in Nagorno Karabakh will be steadily preserved, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a joint press conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan in Moscow amid Azerbaijan’s disregard to the truce and continued attacks on Artsakh.
On 8 October 2020, the Government of the Republic of Armenia adopted Decision N 1655-N on making supplements to Decision N 1586-N of 27 September 2020; according to those supplements, the publication of reports (including speeches, publications) criticizing, refuting the actions of state and local self-government bodies (LSG) and officials for ensuring the legal regime of martial law and ensuring state security, questioning the effectiveness of those actions or devaluing those actions in any other way shall be prohibited.
President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan said on October 12 that he is actively meeting with militia members and that veterans of the First Nagorno Karabakh War are brought into active duty.
The Air Defense units of the Artsakh Defense Army have shot down an Azerbaijani AN-2 unmanned bomber aircraft that had breached the airspace and was attacking Artsakh in the eastern direction on October 12.
Mnatsakanyan’s official visit to Russia was being planned and prepared for a lengthy time. He is also scheduled to have a meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs.
The official visit of the Foreign Minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan to Moscow commenced.
The Azerbaijani forces have again launched offensive operations in different directions of the Artsakh frontline, Artsakh President’s spokesperson Vahram Poghosyan said.
The Azerbaijani armed forces are attempting to invade the town of Hadrut in Artsakh, the Artsakh presidential spokesperson Vahram Poghosyan said.
The Artsakh Defense Ministry announced on October 12 that the Defense Army continues the countermeasures on blocking and neutralizing the Turkish-backed Azeri raid team that infiltrated in the direction of Hadrut.
