Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: the fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan apparently kills many.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkey stand behind Azerbaijan, Russia wants to mediate.
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Nagorno-Karabakh:
Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces are engaged in heavy firefights in the border region.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
and
Turkey
support
Azerbaijan
- allegedly also with mercenaries.
The
UN Security Council
meets - also at Germany's initiative.
Even
Chancellor Angela Merkel
turns on.
Update September 29, 11:25:
Even
Chancellor Angela Merkel
now has the parties involved in the conflict over the region
of Nagorno-Karabakh
be asked to return to diplomacy.
To
this end, Merkel telephoned the Armenian
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
and the head of state of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev
and spoke out in favor of a
ceasefire
.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) could serve as the basis for negotiations between the two conflicting parties.
Since Sunday there
have been repeated
firefights
between Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces
in the
Nagorno Karabakh crisis region
.
Russia had previously offered to mediate in the conflict.
Nagorno-Karabakh
lies on the territory of
Azerbaijan
under international law
, but is predominantly
inhabited
by
Armenians
.
War in Nagorno-Karabakh: Serious allegations against Erdogan and Turkey - left-wing politician attacks Maas
Update from September 29, 6.55 a.m.:
The fear of a further escalation in the Caucasian conflict
zone Nagorno-Karabakh
occupies the international diplomacy.
In Berlin, government
spokesman Steffen Seibert
emphasized
that the new outbreak of the conflict was a "very dangerous development".
He called for an "immediate armistice".
The number of people killed in recent skirmishes rose to at least 95, but the number could be far higher.
The UN Security Council wants to deal with the fighting on Tuesday.
The initiative for the meeting came from
Germany
and
France
, according to the UN headquarters in
New York
.
The result should be a joint declaration on how to proceed.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Armenia and Azerbaijan declare a state of war
Update from September 28, 10:45 p.m
.: The
Armenian Ministry of Defense
has
accused the
Azerbaijani military of
massive
attacks
in the south and northeast of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict region
.
The army of the internationally unrecognized Republic of
Nagorno-Karabakh
has been able to withstand the enemy attacks so far, Ministry
spokesman Arzun Owannissjan announced
on Monday in
Yerevan
.
The
army
in
Karabakh
reported that
an
Azerbaijani military plane had been
shot down in
the evening
.
Baku
rejected that.
The conflicting parties blamed each other for the flare-up of the fighting.
The warring ex-Soviet republics declared a
state of war
.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: head of parliament threatens and criticizes language of violence
In the capital
Stepanakert
in
Nagorno-Karabakh
, parliamentary leader
Artur Tovmassyan
threatened to
extend
the defensive struggle to
Azerbaijani territory in
view of the attacks that began on Sunday
.
The armed forces have repeatedly demonstrated their clout in the past.
Together with
Turkey
,
Azerbaijan had
chosen
the
language of violence
and
not
the
negotiation path
, he criticized.
Civilians are a target of the #Azerbaijan aggression against #NagornoKarabakh, but nothing will ever break the resolve and strong spirit of the people of #Artsakh to live a free & dignified life on their land.
pic.twitter.com/r94fygewcb
- Zohrab Mnatsakanyan (@ZMnatsakanyan) September 28, 2020
"This war, which the Azerbaijani-Turkish tandem broke the fence, is not a war of the Azerbaijani people, but a war for
personal power receipt
of
Ilham Aliyev
," the politician said.
The authoritarian Azerbaijani President
Aliyev
had again
accused
Armenia
of attacking his country.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: UN Secretary General Guterres calls for an immediate end to the fighting
UN
Secretary General
António Guterres
has again called for an
immediate end to the fighting
in the troubled
Nagorno Karabakh region
in the
South Caucasus
.
Guterres
had already said this to Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliyev
by phone
and wanted to
inform
the Armenian Prime Minister
Nikol Pashinyan
by phone
today
, said a UN spokesman in
New York
on Monday
.
Guterres had already expressed "extremely concerned" about the escalation of the conflict on Sunday.
He called for
negotiations to be resumed immediately
and
for OSCE observers
to be sent back to the region.
Azerbaijan orders partial mobilization - Armenia appeals to the European Court of Human Rights
Update of 28 September, 19:58
: In new fighting in the conflict region
of Nagorno-Karabakh
between the hostile neighbors
Armenia
and
Azerbaijan
are
several dozen people killed
Service.
The number of deaths on the
Armenian side
had
risen
to
58
, the Ministry of Defense in
Yerevan
confirmed
to the dpa on Monday.
According to this,
42
Armenians
died on the second day of the fighting
.
The Armenian military also spoke of
dozens of dead on the Azerbaijani side
.
There was initially no
confirmation from
Baku
.
Azerbaijan's
authoritarian head of state
Ilham Aliyev
ordered a
partial mobilization of the population
on Monday
.
This would
conscripts
for
military service
confiscated, it said.
In
Azerbaijan
there are
curfews in
the evening
in some regions
, and air traffic has also been suspended.
Armenia
has turned on the
European Court of Human Rights
.
The court announced this on Monday in
Strasbourg
.
With the application, the leadership in
Yerevan
wants the
neighboring country to end attacks on civilian settlements and the civilian population.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Russia wants to mediate
Russia has
meanwhile announced that it wants to mediate.
"Russia has the opportunity to use its influence and traditionally good relations with both countries to
find
a solution to this conflict," said
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov
in
Moscow
.
The situation must at
immediate end to the fighting
on
diplomatic channels
to be resolved.
That is now more important "than to argue about who is right and who is to blame".
The
EU also
called on
Armenia
and
Azerbaijan
for an immediate
ceasefire
.
The
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
is also trying to find a
diplomatic solution
.
The responsible special envoy
Andrzej Kasprzyk
and the
OSCE Minsk group
with its three co-chairs
France
,
Russia
and the
USA
are busy with negotiations.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Turkey continues to take an offensive publicly
Update from September 28, 5.10 p.m.: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
and
Turkey
are publicly continuing to engage in the conflict over the Caucasian border region
Nagorno-Karabakh
.
“It is now time to end the crisis in the region that began with the occupation of
Nagorno-Karabakh
.
The region will find peace and tranquility again if
Armenia
immediately leaves the Azerbaijani soil it has occupied, ”
Erdogan
said
in
Istanbul
.
The
Turkey
was "by all means and all my heart" on the side of Azerbaijan.
The
Interfax agency
quoted the Armenian ambassador to Russia, according to which Turkey allegedly sent around 4,000 fighters from northern Syria to
Azerbaijan
.
The Azerbaijani authorities rejected this information.
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President of Turkey: Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
© dpa
Conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh: Left-wing politician Dagdelen railed against Federal Foreign Minister Maas
Update from September 28, 4:50 p.m.:
The
Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict has reached German politics:
Sevim Dagdelen
, well-known left-wing politician and member of the Bundestag, has Foreign Minister
Heiko Maas (SPD)
via Twitter "taking
sides
for the autocracies in
#Ankara
&
#Baku
" assumed.
“Not a word to ignite
# Turkey
on the side of the Azerbaijani autocracy, not a word to Erdogan's Islamist mercenaries.
A shame! ”Dagdelen continued.
Maas, who is currently in corona quarantine, had asked both sides to cease hostilities immediately.
Not a word to ignite # Turkey at the side of the Azerbaijani autocracy, not a word to Erdogan's Islamist mercenaries.
Behind the equidistance, AM #Maas hides its partisanship for the autocracies in #Ankara & #Baku.
-A shame! #Mountain Karabakh #Armenia #Arzach https://t.co/7RmqWJVSTk
- Sevim Dağdelen, Member of the Bundestag (@SevimDagdelen) September 28, 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Turkey and Erdogan on the side of Azerbaijan
Update from September 28, 4:20 p.m.:
Serious allegations against
Turkey
: The Turkish government is interfering with mercenaries and weapons in the fighting over
Nagorno Karabakh
, claims the pro-Armenian government in the embattled region in the Caucasus.
The
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
had previously expressed his "full support" for
Azerbaijan
.
Ankara
and
Baku have
maintained close political relations for
years
.
The Turkish national territory, on the other hand, borders on Armenia.
The
Turkey
has a very difficult relationship also three-million-inhabitant country and is said to have been guilty during the First World War from 1915 to 1916 of the Armenian genocide.
The deadly fighting in #Mountain Karabakh must stop immediately, #Armenia and #Azerbaijan back to the negotiating table.
The fact that #Erdogan is igniting again here, despite Turkey's historical guilt towards Armenia, is unbearable.
The civilian population carries the suffering.
- Cem Özdemir (@cem_oezdemir) September 28, 2020
“
It
is unbearable that #Erdogan is igniting again here,
despite
Turkey's
historical guilt
towards
Armenia
.
The civilian population is suffering, "wrote the German
Green Party politician Cem Özdemir on Twitter
.
Fight over Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia and Azerbaijan break 1994 ceasefire
Update from September 28, 4 p.m .:
Nagorno Karabakh
again and again
.
For the
region controlled
by
Armenia
with an estimated 145,000 inhabitants, there are repeated fights with
Azerbaijan
, which claims the area for itself, although more Armenians live there.
A ceasefire has (actually) been in effect between the two states since 1994, but it was broken several times - most recently in 2016. However, the fighting has not been as intense as it is for a long time.
Incidentally,
Nagorno-Karabakh
is translated as "mountainous black garden".
Fighting for Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia reports high casualties - Azerbaijan even higher casualties
Update from September 28, 3:20 p.m.:
The fighting over the
Nagorno-Karabakh region
between
Armenia
and
Azerbaijan
continues to claim many deaths.
According to the
pro-Armenian regional government
, 39 people were killed on Sunday.
Among them are 15 pro-Armenian fighters, it said.
Seven civilian fatalities were reported on Sunday, including five Azerbaijani and two Armenian.
The number of victims could be much higher.
The government in Azerbaijan said it had killed
550 pro-Armenian fighters
.
Armenia
denied the report and declared that it had killed "dozen" Azerbaijani soldiers.
Fight for Nagorno-Karabakh: Gun battles between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Update from September 28, 10:20 a.m.:
On Monday night, there were
again intense
firefights between
pro-Armenian rebels and the Azerbaijani army
in the
Nagorno-Karabakh
region
.
That reports
zeit.de with reference to official information.
The
death toll
rose to 39. As the Armenian
Ministry of Defense announced
, the opposing side is said to have used heavy equipment and artillery that morning.
The
military
in
Azerbaijan
said that Armenian forces had shelled the city of Terter on the
Nagorno-Karabakh
border
.
The Central Council of Armenians in Germany, with reference to the German EU Council Presidency, has called on the
Federal Government
to "
defuse
the new and highly dangerous conflict over
Nagorno-Karabakh
".
For years there have been
conflicts
between
Armenia
and
Azerbaijan
over the
Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh
.
According to international law, the area belongs to the national territory of Azerbaijan, but is mostly inhabited by Armenians.
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In terms of international law, the conflict region Nagorno-Karabakh lies on the territory of Azerbaijan, but is predominantly inhabited by Armenians.
© Graphic: Ben Bolte / dpa
Outbreak of war in Nagorno-Karabakh: Foreign Minister Maas calls for a return to diplomacy
The conflict over
Nagorno-Karabakh
flared up again after a long period of rest on Sunday with firefights between the two parties.
The governments in
Yerevan
and
Baku
accused the other party of having
embarked on
the
aggression
and declared a state of war, as reported by fr.de *.
Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas
(SPD) called on the governments to return to diplomacy.
"I call on both parties to the conflict to immediately stop all fighting, and in particular the shelling of villages and towns."
New massive disputes between Armenia & Azerbaijan alarm me.
Call on parties to immediately stop all fighting and especially the shelling of villages and towns.
Conflict over the region #BergKarabach can only be resolved in negotiations.-AM @HeikoMaas pic.twitter.com/QQ9xrTdzwu
- Federal Foreign Office (@AuswaertigesAmt) September 27, 2020
Outbreak of war in Europe's shadow: conflict escalates - Russia and Turkey on different sides
Initial report from September 27, 2020:
Baku / Yerevan -
Armenia
has declared a
state of war
in the conflict region Nagorno-Karabakh after fighting with neighboring Azerbaijan
.
The Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced on Sunday in Yerevan.
Azerbaijan had previously announced a military operation against Nagorno-Karabakh.
There are said to be numerous injuries and around
ten deaths
among the soldiers in the South Caucasus region.
It is the worst escalation in decades.
Nagorno-Karabakh: Heavy fighting in the capital Stepanakert
According to information from both sides, heavy fighting broke out on Sunday morning between the warring neighboring countries.
The
capital Stepanakert
had been shelled, the people should get to safety, said the authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Numerous houses in villages have been destroyed.
According to reports from Baku and Yerevan, the fighting continued.
Both sides blamed each other
for the fighting.
The shelling began early in the morning from the Azerbaijani side, wrote Pashinyan on Facebook.
"The entire responsibility for this lies with the military-political leadership of Azerbaijan," said the spokeswoman for the Defense Ministry of Armenia.
Yerevan shot down helicopters and combat drones.
Three enemy tanks were hit.
Baku denied this and stressed that the fighting was a counter-offensive on the front line.
Armenia provoked the fighting.
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The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has escalated.
According to the Armenian Defense Ministry, the picture shows how Armenian forces destroy an Azerbaijani military vehicle.
© AP / Armenian Ministry of Defense
Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia sees Russia as a protecting power, Turkey stands behind Azerbaijan
The
Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is controlled by Armenia,
belongs to the Islamic
region of
Azerbaijan under international law.
Baku had lost control of the area inhabited by Christian Karabakh Armenians in a war after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
A ceasefire has existed in the region since 1994, but it has been repeatedly broken.
The conflict last flared up sharply in 2016.
More than 120 people died.
In July there was heavy fighting on the border between the warring republics;
however, the fighting was hundreds of kilometers north of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Armenia relies on
Russia
as a protective power, which has stationed thousands of soldiers and weapons there.
Fighting broke out in the Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which sits within Azerbaijan, with Armenia declaring martial law and total military mobilization.https: //t.co/b7xyuIagqt
- Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) September 27, 2020
The Russian Foreign Ministry called on both sides to stop the fire immediately
.
Baku and Yerevan should also start talks to stabilize the situation.
Neighboring Turkey accused Armenia of violating international law.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ankara announced that it strongly condemned the "Armenian attack".
Turkey is on Azerbaijan's side.
The EU and Foreign Minister Maas demand an immediate end to the fighting
The EU and the Council of Europe have urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to end the fighting immediately.
EU Council President
Charles Michel
was deeply concerned on Sunday via Twitter.
"In order to prevent further escalation, military action must urgently stop." The only way out is the immediate return to negotiations without preconditions.
"The
European Union
calls for an immediate end to the fighting, for de-escalation and for strict monitoring of the ceasefire," said EU Foreign Affairs Representative Josep Borrell.
He also called for a return to negotiations.
Council of Europe
Secretary General Marija Pejcinovic Buric said that both countries should take responsibility and exercise restraint.
The fighting should cease immediately.
“On joining the Council of Europe, both countries committed themselves to resolving the conflict by peaceful means, and this obligation must be strictly observed.” Pejcinovic Buric called on both sides to do everything in their power to protect human lives.
Germany and France were also deeply concerned about the clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh and reports of civilian casualties.
"France demands an immediate end to the fighting and a resumption of the dialogue," said the French Foreign Ministry in Paris.
German Foreign Minister
Heiko Maas
emphasized
in Berlin
that the conflict could only be resolved by negotiation
.
The OSCE Minsk Group, with its three co-chairs France, Russia and the USA, is ready for this.
The OSCE is the organization for security and cooperation in Europe.
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