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Trend, Azerbaijan
Aug 2 2014
Moscow concerned about sharp deterioration of situation in Nagorno-Karabakh
Moscow urges the sides of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to renounce
the use of force and to take measures to stabilize the situation in
the region, Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department
under the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said on August 2,
ITAR-TASS reported.
"We express our concern over the sharp aggravation of the situation in
Nagorno-Karabakh, which resulted in huge casualties," she added. "We
express deep condolences to the bereaved families."
"We consider the recent events as a serious violation of the ceasefire
and voiced intentions to reach a settlement by political means," she
added. "Further escalation is unacceptable."
"The Russian Foreign Ministry urges all sides to renounce the use of
force and to take immediate measures to stabilize the situation," she
said.
Armenian armed forces launched a diversion on the night of July
31-August 1, when reconnaissance and sabotage groups tried to cross
the contact line of the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops through the
territories of Aghdam and Terter regions.
According to the Azerbaijani defense ministry, the effort was revealed
and prevented in time, by Azerbaijani armed forces.
Armenia's reconnaissance and sabotage group attacked the positions of
Azerbaijani armed forces in the direction of Azerbaijan's Aghdam and
Agdere regions on the night of August 1-2.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently
holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four U.N. Security Council resolutions
on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
Aug 2 2014
Moscow concerned about sharp deterioration of situation in Nagorno-Karabakh
Moscow urges the sides of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to renounce
the use of force and to take measures to stabilize the situation in
the region, Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department
under the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said on August 2,
ITAR-TASS reported.
"We express our concern over the sharp aggravation of the situation in
Nagorno-Karabakh, which resulted in huge casualties," she added. "We
express deep condolences to the bereaved families."
"We consider the recent events as a serious violation of the ceasefire
and voiced intentions to reach a settlement by political means," she
added. "Further escalation is unacceptable."
"The Russian Foreign Ministry urges all sides to renounce the use of
force and to take immediate measures to stabilize the situation," she
said.
Armenian armed forces launched a diversion on the night of July
31-August 1, when reconnaissance and sabotage groups tried to cross
the contact line of the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops through the
territories of Aghdam and Terter regions.
According to the Azerbaijani defense ministry, the effort was revealed
and prevented in time, by Azerbaijani armed forces.
Armenia's reconnaissance and sabotage group attacked the positions of
Azerbaijani armed forces in the direction of Azerbaijan's Aghdam and
Agdere regions on the night of August 1-2.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently
holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four U.N. Security Council resolutions
on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.