Authorities in the disputed region have called on Baku to end hostilities and begin negotiations
Officials in Nagorno-Karabakh have called on Azerbaijan to implement a ceasefire and begin negotiations, after Baku launched what it described as “local counter-terrorism measures” in the disputed region on Tuesday.
“The Karabakh side appeals to the Azerbaijani side with a proposal to immediately cease fire and sit down at the negotiating table to resolve this situation,” representatives from the region said in a message delivered by Armenian public broadcaster AMPTV.
Russia has stated that its military is in contact with Armenia and Azerbaijan. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the sudden escalation in the region as worrying, noting that the immediate priority is to convince Baku and Yerevan to refrain from using force. He added that there is a real opportunity to reach a political and diplomatic solution to the crisis.
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