UN Chief Antonio Guterres regrets Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefire failure

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep regrets over Armenia and Azerbaijan's repeated failure at maintaining a ceasefire in Nagor-Karabakh, spokeswoman Stephane Dujjaric said on Sunday, October 18. conflict that started on September 27 has led to hundreds of civilians getting killed. Elaborating on same, US chief asserted that both states h an obligation under “international humanitarian“ law to protect civilians, as per reports. 

"Secretary general deeply regrets that sides have continuously igred repeated calls of international community to immediately stop fighting. As he underscored again in his latest calls with Foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, both sides have obligation under international humanitarian law to take constant care to spare and protect civilians in conduct of military endorsements,"  UN statement re. 

Dujjaric is reported to have ded that Secretary-General expected both parties to abide by commitments under recent treaty and immediately resume "substantive negotiations". Condemning recent Ganja attack, Guetteres reckoned that tragic loss of lives, including that of children, was "totally unacceptable" as were or "indiscriminate attacks" on or regions located near conflict zone. 

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Ganja Attack

At least 13 civilians are reported to have been killed and 50 ors injured after a missile struck city of Ganja in Azerbaijan on Saturday, October 17. While country has accused Armenian forces of striking down its second-largest city with a ballistic missile, Armenia has denied it.  incident marks latest development in Nagor-Karabakh region where conflict seems far from dying out.

As per Azeri officials, attack damd about 20 residential buildings following which emergency workers spent hours searching for victims in  rubble. officials are also reported to have said that attack was me using Soviet-me Scud missiles, which are kwn for ir precision. 

According to ANI, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on October 17 during an dress to nation, described shelling of Ganja as a "war crime" and said that those responsible for attack will get a befitting "response on battlefield".

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 (With ANI Inputs; Im Credit - PTI)