Moscow-Sana
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov renewed his country's position calling for commitment to the ceasefire in the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
This came during a telephone conversation that Lavrov held today with his Azerbaijani counterparts, Gihon Bayramov and Armenian Zograb Mnatsakyanian, according to a Russian Foreign Ministry statement, according to Russia's website.
The statement indicated that during the telephone conversations, "emphasis was placed on the necessity of strict adherence to the terms of the statement issued in Moscow by the Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers on October 10 and the judge for a complete ceasefire for humanitarian purposes."
The Russian Foreign Ministry statement stated that during the talks, "the importance of the agreement reached in Moscow on starting substantive negotiations with the aim of achieving a peace settlement as soon as possible based on the basic principles was confirmed by the heads of the Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe."
Earlier today, Azerbaijan and Armenia exchanged accusations of violating the ceasefire agreement that was reached in Moscow on the tenth of October, where the Azerbaijani authorities said that “13 civilians were killed and more than 50 others were wounded after a missile attack launched by the Armenian side on the city of Kanja, which is located. Miles away from Nagorny Karabakh “While Armenia denied launching an attack on the city, accusing Baku of continuing to bombard populated areas inside Nagorny Karabakh, including the city of Khankendi, the largest city in the region.
