EU urges Armenia and Azerbaijan to stop clashes in Karabakh

The European Union calls on Yerevan and Baku to stop hostilities in the area of ​​the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh, the statement says. statement EU Foreign Service.

“The European Union calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities unfolding between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces in the area of ​​the Lachin corridor and other places along the line of contact. Unfortunately, these clashes have already resulted in loss of life and wounded,” the report says.

The ministry called on the parties to return to the negotiating table and respect the ceasefire.

Formerly Russian Ministry of Defense reportedthat the situation in the zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping contingent is aggravated.

“In the area of ​​​​the Sarybaba height, the ceasefire regime was violated by the armed forces of Azerbaijan. The command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent, together with representatives of the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides, are taking measures to stabilize the situation,” the military said.

Ministry of Defense of Nagorno-Karabakh reported on social networks that the Azerbaijani armed forces attacked one of the military units, as a result of which two servicemen of the republic were killed and 14 more were injured. Partial mobilization was announced in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, in turn, claimsthat on the morning of August 3, Armenian armed formations fired at the positions of the Azerbaijani army in the direction of the Lachin region, as a result of which a conscript soldier died. In response, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces carried out the “Retribution” operation, they took control of Gyrkhgyz, Sarybaba and a number of other heights along the Karabakh ridge of the Lesser Caucasus mountain range.

At the Armenian Foreign Ministry after that accused Azerbaijan is in violation of the tripartite agreements and called on “the international community to take measures aimed at curbing the aggressive behavior and actions of Azerbaijan and launching the necessary international mechanisms for this.”

On November 9, 2020, Armenia and Azerbaijan, mediated by Russia, signed an agreement that ended the war in Nagorno-Karabakh that began on September 27, 2020. Baku and Yerevan agreed on the exchange of prisoners and the bodies of the dead. Under the agreement, Armenian troops were withdrawn from the region, and the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic liberated a number of regions of Azerbaijan. The observance of the ceasefire and the security of the so-called Lachin corridor from Armenia to Karabakh until 2025 is monitored by Russian peacekeepers.

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