The Artsakh Defense Army said on October 21 that an additional 62 of its troops have been killed in action amid the Azerbaijani attacks.
I have sent this letter to my dear friend and First Lady of Brasil Michelle Bolsonaro. I understand my request is not an easy one to implement. On the contrary, enormous willpower, courage, and determination to stand on the side of justice is needed for this.
All three former presidents of Armenia – Levon Ter Petrosyan, Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan – held a meeting with participation of the former presidents of Artsakh.
In the case of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, in reality we are not dealing with the conflict over the right of the Armenians of Karabakh to self-determination and the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, but with the fact that Azerbaijan violated the principle of non-use of force in international relations. While bombarding the cities and villages of Karabakh, it violated international humanitarian law.
U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) urged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to seek an immediate ceasefire in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone, and push for a negotiated resolution to the conflict that has been ongoing since late September.
The Artsakh Ministry of Defense said the situation overnight October 20-21 at the Artsakh-Azerbaijan conflict zone was “relatively stable-tense.”
The Azerbaijani armed forces continue bombarding towns and cities of Artsakh.
President Armen Sarkissian of Armenia has departed for Brussels where he is scheduled to have meetings with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, President of the European Council Charles Michel and a number of other high level officials.
The Air Defense troops of the Defense Army of Artsakh have shot down an attacking Azerbaijani military aircraft in the southern direction around 08:30, October 21, Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said.
