The Azerbaijani military has deployed air force and artillery in the northern flank of the Artsakh frontline, the Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said.
The situation at the Artsakh-Azerbaijan conflict zone was “relatively stable but tense” overnight October 19-20, the governmental Armenian Unified InfoCenter said.
‘’The Defense Army is carrying out very heavy clashes against the Azerbaijani armed forces in that section’’, Poghosyan said.
Prime Minister of Armenia NIkol Pashinyan and president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev spoke about the readiness to meet in Moscow under Russian mediation.
The Defense Ministry of Artsakh reported today that an additional 19 of its servicemen have been killed in action in the defensive operations against the Azerbaijani attacks.
Armenia is committed to the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict exclusively through peaceful means – through the negotiation process, Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The Azerbaijani armed forces again bombarded civilian settlements of Artsakh overnight October 18-19, the State Service of Emergency Situations of Artsakh said.
The Human Rights Defender received an alarming call today certifying that Azerbaijani military forces beheaded an Armenian soldier several days ago.
”This decision was taken following the statement of the Presidents of the French Republic, the Russian Federation and the United States of America, representing the Co-chair countries of the OSCE Minsk Group, of 1 October 2020, the Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group of 5 October, and in line with Moscow Statement of 10 October 2020’’.
This is a tragedy of epic proportions that unfolds before the eyes of the world, while efforts to halt the violence diplomatically are encountering Azerbaijani-Turkish intransigence and bellicose rhetoric. The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship, and chiefly Russia, are currently attempting to revive the mediation efforts, meanwhile the protection of civilian populations and their humanitarian needs remain largely unsolved. Nagorno Karabakh is becoming the ‘black hole’ of humanitarian protection in Europe.
