War in the shadow of Europe: city shaken by two explosions - Trump and Putin intervene

The conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region continues.

The UN Security Council got involved and has a clear demand.

Russia offered mediation - unsuccessfully.

• Another exchange of fire broke out

  between

  Armenia and Azerbaijan

  .

  The

  UN Security Council

  calls "immediately" to end the fighting.

• Angela Merkel

  appealed to the warring parties to start negotiating again.

• Russia

  was ready to mediate -

  Armenia

  refused (see update from September 30, 3:14 p.m.).

Update from October 1, 2:30 p.m.:

According to the Kremlin, the presidents of the USA, Russia and France have

condemned

the military violence in the

conflict region in a joint statement

.

Heavy shelling had raged between the two warring countries Armenia and Azerbaijan in the past few days.

As the Kremlin announced in Moscow, they called on Thursday for an immediate cessation of fighting and a return to the ceasefire.

The declaration was signed by US President

, France's head of state

and Kremlin chief

.

In Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, things initially remained quiet on Thursday.

However, a large number of the police made the tense situation clear.

During the night, the city, darkened by the fighting, was shaken by two explosions.

Apparently none of the conflicting parties achieved any noteworthy military successes.

Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict continues

Update from September 30, 3:14 p.m.:

The conflict between

over the

region

remains tense.

On Wednesday (September 30th) the Armenian Prime Minister

an offer to mediate by

.

Both parties to the conflict announced a continuation of intense fighting along the front line, which extends over 180 kilometers.

With the interference of other countries, the international fear grows that the conflict could spread and even develop into a proxy war between Russia and Turkey.

Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: Russia offers to negotiate - Armenia refuses

With regard to the "intense military conflicts" it is "inappropriate" to speak of a "summit between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia",

the Russian news agency Interfax.

In order for negotiations to take place, a

would first have to be

created.

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The image released by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense shows the Azerbaijani armed forces destroying the Armenian air defense system on the line of contact of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Azerbaijan.

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Russia

had offered to mediate between the warring neighboring states.

The UN Security Council had also asked both sides to return to the negotiating table and end the fighting "immediately".

At least

killed, including 17 civilians,

since it began on Sunday

.

Both countries communicate that they have inflicted even greater losses on their respective opponents.

First report from September 30, 10.55 a.m .:

Baku / Yerevan - On the fourth day in a row, heavy shelling broke out between the two warring countries Armenia and Azerbaijan.

The conflict over the South Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh does not end.

On Wednesday morning (September 30) there was artillery fire along the entire demarcation line, said a

in Yerevan.

In contrast, the

maintains

that the city of Terter was attacked by the Armenians on its own territory.

Many people were injured and buildings were destroyed.

Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: UN calls for talks and cessation of fighting

The

has called for the fighting to cease “immediately”.

The 15 Member States of the most powerful UN body called on the parties to the conflict "without hesitation" to the negotiating table. But they should be using the so-called Minsk Group of the

cooperate. The Security Council published on Tuesday evening (29 September) in New York a corresponding declaration.

Agreement does not seem to be in sight at first.

Both the

and the

had

announced

the

shortly before

.

Both sides claim to have already inflicted heavy losses on enemy troops.

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Conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh region in Azerbaijan

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In addition, the UN Security Council fears that the intervention of foreign powers will continue to pour fuel into the fire and that the new conflict will spread.

On Tuesday, the Armenian Defense Ministry alleged that a

had shot down an Armenian military plane.

immediately denied this.

The special summit of EU heads of state and government will also deal with the conflict on Thursday and Friday, as Council President Charles Michel announced.

Chancellor Angela Merkel * (CDU *) called on Tuesday in phone calls with

and

to return to the negotiating table within the Minsk group.

Russian President

on the other hand,

the "urgent need" for a ceasefire

during a telephone

with

.

The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh flared up again after years

Nagorno-Karabakh

 is located in Azerbaijan, but is mostly inhabited by Armenians, who also have the region under their control.

The conflict over the region has been going on for decades.

After a bloody war with 30,000 dead, the formerly autonomous Soviet area

declared

its

in

the early 1990s

.

However, the region is not recognized by any country as a separate state and is still considered part of Azerbaijan internationally.

On Sunday the conflict had flared up again after years of relative calm.

The situation is complicated by the competition between

for greater influence in the South Caucasus.

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