Azerbaijan has violated the agreements on the armistice and ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh for the second time. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia accused him of this, the corresponding statement was published on the website of the department on Sunday, October 18.
“This is the second time Azerbaijan violates the ceasefire agreement reached with the personal assistance of the head of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing country, thereby showing the international community its treacherous essence, which we have been dealing with for decades,” the message says.
At the same time, the Armenian Foreign Ministry stressed that Yerevan will continue to undertake all the necessary peaces to “force Azerbaijan to peace.”
Earlier on October 18, Armenia announced the offensive of Azerbaijan and the losses of both sides in Nagorno-Karabakh against the backdrop of the declared ceasefire. Prior to that, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry accused the Armenian Armed Forces of violating the ceasefire. According to Baku, Yerevan has artillery fire on Azerbaijani positions on the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Armenia and Azerbaijan made a decision on a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh for humanitarian reasons from October 18 at 00:00 local time. The Armenian Foreign Ministry clarified that the decision was made after the statement of the presidents of France, Russia and the United States, representing the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries on October 1, 2020, as well as the statement of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs dated October 5, 2020 and in accordance with the Moscow statement of October 10 2020 year.
The fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh between the united forces of Armenia and the NKR against Azerbaijan has been going on for three weeks already. Turkey is participating in the hostilities, although earlier Baku and Ankara denied this fact.
