Nagorno-Karabakh Republic’s Defense Army publishes photos evidencing the eliminated soldiers of Azerbaijani Armed Forces. 168.am was informed about the aforementioned from the press service of NKR Defense Army.
The situation along the entire contact line of the Karabakh-Azerbaijani frontier troops remains extremely tense. Defense Army frontier troops continue to successfully lead protective fights and cause the rival heavy damages. Overall, Azerbaijani Armed Forces suffered more than 200 losses during the military actions of April 1, the night of April 2 and today.
“I call on the parties to stop the fighting immediately and respect strictly the cease-fire regime. This conflict may not have a military solution. The parties should show a political will and return to negotiations within Minsk group. The co-chairs have my complete support in this,” German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs said.
“We expect both sides to respect strictly the ceasefire, refrain from the use of force and resume efforts towards a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.”
“We stand side by side with Karabakh, its fearless army, people and the state in the full sense of the word. Defense of Karabakh independence and its strengthening is the holy duty of each of us. In these days, when Karabakh has been attacked by Azerbaijan, our nation, inside Armenia and abroad, must express their practical support for the defense of Nagorno Karabakh because Karabakh defense is the same thing as Armenia’s defense”.
President Serzh Sargsyan summoned the National Security Council which will take place in the evening of April 2. The agenda is focused on the offensive military actions by Azerbaijan on the Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijan contact line, and relevant issues, 168.am was informed by the Department of Public Relations and Mass Media of the Presidential Administration.
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu had a telephone conversation with his Armenian counterpart Seyran Ohanyan, Spokesperson for the Defense Ministry of Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan informed “Armenpress”.
The Press service of the Russian Defense Ministry has also issued a statement that Sergey Shoygu had a telephone conversation with the Defense Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. It is mentioned that according to the information coming to the Russian Defense Ministry, tension has been recorded in the conflict zone of Nagorno Karabakh overnight April 2.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova announced that Russia is consulting with its partners, the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group. “We are following the developments of the situation”, Zakharova said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is concerned about the military operations on the contact line of Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijan. As reports Ria Novosti”, the Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “President Putin has called on the conflicting parties to immediately cease fire and to exercise restraint,” Peskov said.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia has issued a statement harshly condemning the provocative measures of the armed forces of Azerbaijan on Karabakh-Azerbaijan contact line. As 168.am was informed from the Department of Press, Information and Public Relations of MFA Armenia, the statement reads as follows,
