EU raises concern over Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, calls for 'immediate negotiations'

On September 26, European Council president Charles Michel called for a ceasefire to Armenian, and Azerbaijani separatists clashes and urged for an "immediate return to negotiations”.In a tweet, Michel urged a cessation to military action “as a matter of urgency, to prevent a furr escalation.” Furr, he said that Azerbaijani and Armenian troops must return to negotiation table “without preconditions.” Former Belgian Prime Minister agreed, saying, “hostilities in Nagor-Karabakh conflict zone are of utmost importance” need to cease and all military measures needed to “urgently stop” without “furr escalation”.

Earlier on September 26, skirmishes broke out on border between Armenia and Azerbaijan in South Caucasus between military troops. situation escalated and verbal war of words turned to volatile clashes between two countries’ armed forces over claims on Armenian breakaway region of Azerbaijan, Nagor-Karabakh. Even as two nations reached a historic ceasefire in 1994, Azerbaijan claims sovereignty on ethnic Armenians’ territory that declared its independence from Azerbaijan in late Society-Era. Thawing regional stability on Sunday, Azerbaijani and Armenian military violated ceasefire along Nagor-Karabakh line of contact and launched full-blown out attacks at each or in worst escalations since 2016, according to state-run ncies’ reports. 

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Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, in an urgent telephonic conversation with Armenia’s former Permanent Representative to United Nations, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, expressed “serious concern” over two nations’ tensed border situation, Russian news ncy reports confirmed. Russia called for an immediate ceasefire and talks to stabilize region. While it remains unclear which of two military troops initiated conflict, Armenian Defence Ministry issued a statement, saying, Azerbaijan military launched an attack on civilian settlements, including regional capital Stepanakert at 08:10 local time (04:10 GMT). Forces shot down two helicopters, three military tanks, and at least three Armenian drones when Armenian armed forces resort to retaliation. "Azerbaijan bears full responsibility for situation", statement re. 

Military mobilization declared

Martial law and military mobilization were declared and attacks so far claimed civilians' lives, including a woman and child. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan military in a statement accused Armenian troops of deliberate and “targeted attacks” on Nagor-Karabakh, and civilian vills, ding that it destroyed 12 Armenian air defence systems. 

As a member of Minsk group with United States and Russia that intervenes to end hostilities and initiate dialogues, France foreign ministry spokeswoman Agnes Bon der Muhll said in a statement that it was “extremely concerned about confrontation between two countries. According to an official statement by European union’s External Action (EEAS), bilateral border war, involving use of heavy weapons that led to loss of lives needed urgent OSCE Minsk Group interference. 

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