The two countries of Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Caucasus continued to fight over their disputes. The fighting was the fiercest in decades. Although Russia, the United States, and France called for a ceasefire in unison, there was no war on the fifth day. Signs of cooling.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported that the United States, France, and Russia have jointly condemned the current war in the Nagorno-Karabakh region in the southern Caucasus, but Azerbaijan’s ally Turkey has refuted the ceasefire request.
Although the Nagono Karabakh area is officially Azerbaijan, it is controlled by Armenian separatists. Years of negotiations have failed to resolve the issue through a peace treaty. Azerbaijan and Armenia fought a battle for this region from 1988 to 1994. Armenia supported the self-proclaimed Nagono Karabakh region, but never officially recognized it.
Despite the ardent international concerns, the fierce fighting continued into its fifth day. It is reported that at least 100 people have been killed and hundreds injured in the latest fighting.
The Armenian government stated in the early morning of the 2nd local time that they shot down several drones in Azerbaijan, and one of them had “closed” to the capital Yerevan.
In a joint statement, Russian President Putin, French President Macron and US President Trump called for “an immediate cessation of hostilities” and called on the leaders of the two countries to immediately commit to resuming negotiations on the basis of solving problems without preconditions and good faith.
Russia, the United States and France issued a statement as co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group; the Minsk Group was established in the early 1990s, hoping to find a peaceful solution to the Nagono Karabakh conflict . Russia has a military alliance with Armenia and a military base in Armenia, but Russia has close relations with the government of Azerbaijan.
However, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sneered at the ceasefire statement of Russia, the United States and the United States. In addition to reprimanding the three countries for ignoring this issue for nearly 30 years, it is unacceptable to call for a ceasefire. Elduan also said that there is only Armenia. Only by ending the “occupation of the territory of Azerbaijan” will a ceasefire be possible.
French President Macron yesterday accused Turkey of sending Syrian jihadists to the Nagono Karabakh area to participate in the war, saying that “this is a very serious new situation that will change the situation.”
Earlier this week, the BBC interviewed Abdullah (pseudonym), a man who claimed to be recruited in northern Syria and sent to the war zone from Turkey. He said that shortly after the war, he was sent to Nagono Karabakh and dressed in Yase Bairan military uniform combat. Both Turkey and Azerbaijan denied reports that Turkey sent mercenaries to help the war.
According to a report from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Turkey sent about 900 Syrian mercenaries to Azerbaijan through a security company, but Syrian Armenian fighters were also sent to Armenia to help.