Published 09:05 IST, October 6th 2020

Armenia- Azerbaijan clash: Iran working on peace plan amid soaring death toll

The decade long conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the contested area of Nagorno-Karabakh was reignited last month. So far over 130 have died.

Reported by: Riya Baibhawi
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As clash between Armenia and Azerbaijan intensify, Iran has said that it was working on a peace plan to resolve same. dece long conflict between two neighbouring nations over contested area of Nagor-Karabakh was reignited last month and over 130 people have alrey been killed. Experts w fear that clash could le to a regional war involving forces like Russia and Turkey. 

Iran's Peace Plan 

As per Saeed Khatibzeh, a spokesperson for Iranian Foreign Ministry, country has me a “peace plan” to resolve deces-old conflict, Associated Press reported. For purpose, country was alrey in talks with related parties.

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“Iran has prepared a plan with a specific framework containing details after consultations with both sides of dispute, Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well as regional states and neighbours, and will pursue this plan,” Khatibzeh told press reporters on October 5.

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However, he warned both sides of expanding hostilities with Iranian territory. "Any aggression against borders of Islamic Republic, even invertently, is a very serious red line for Islamic Republic that should t be crossed," he said.

Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict 

new fight, which erupted on September 27, is considered to be heaviest in deces. Hundreds of people have been killed in past week, including over 40 civilians. fight between two countries has raised international concern about stability in South Caucasus, where pipelines carry Azeri oil and gas to world markets. 

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With fears of clashes expanding into an all-out, multi-front war, re is a possibility that fighting could also spill over to or regional powers — Turkey and Russia. While Ankara is Azerbaijan’s strongest supporter, Moscow, on or hand, has a military base in Armenia. Earlier, Armenia even accused Turkey of supplying fighters to conflict, drawing m out of rrn-Syria. 

Amidst all this, thousands of people are fleeing to a part of sourn Armenia to escape conflict in separatist region. Foot from British brocaster Sky News showed ethnic Armenians arriving into Goris area on October 4 carrying all possessions y could after leaving ir men on front lines.

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09:05 IST, October 6th 2020