Armenia’s Foreign Ministry has issued a statement over the targeting of the territory of the Republic of Armenia by the Azerbaijani armed forces.
The Russian military officers are participating in the verification of reports on strikes carried out by Azerbaijan at the territory of Armenia, Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, RIA Novosti reports.
Russia has never considered Turkey as its strategic ally, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview to the local radio stations on October 14.
The Russian side doesn’t agree with the position of Ankara over Nagorno Karabakh, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview to the local radio stations.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on October 14 that Russian military observers should be deployed to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone in order to ensure the ceasefire. Lavrov stressed that the final decision over the potential deployment is up to the sides of the conflict.
The Azerbaijani military has bombarded the town of Martakert in Artsakh with rocket-artillery strikes and air force, the Artsakh Ministry of Defense said.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held telephone conversations with Defense Minister of Armenia Davit Tonoyan and Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov, RIA Novosti reports citing the Russian defense ministry.
The Air Defense Forces of the Artsakh Defense Army have shot down an Azerbaijani SU-25 attack aircraft that was deployed by the Azeri military in the ongoing offensive on Artsakh, Defense Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said.
The Azerbaijani military has hit an on-duty military equipment of the Armenian Armed Forces deployed in the territory of the Republic of Armenia in the area bordering Karvajar, the Defense Ministry of Armenia said.
President of the Republic of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan will address a video message in coming hours, his spokesperson Vahram Poghosyan said.
