German Chancellor Angela Merkel supported the statement of Russia, the United States and France on the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh in a conversation with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The details of the telephone conversation are reported by TASS with reference to the words of the representative of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Federal Republic of Germany Ulrike Demmer.
Thus, according to the source, the head of state expressed concern about the increase in the number of victims and the aggravation of the conflict. “She stressed that all parties must immediately end hostilities and resume negotiations,” Demmer explained, adding that Merkel supported the position of Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron in all respects.
In addition, the Chancellor called for the warring parties to agree on a humanitarian pause for the removal of the bodies of dead soldiers from the combat zone.
Earlier in October, the presidents of Russia, France and the United States, Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump, issued a joint statement on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, in which they called on the parties to the conflict to immediately end hostilities. The leaders of the three countries called on the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to resume negotiations to resolve the situation.
The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated sharply on September 27. Azerbaijan reported that Armenian forces sharply fired at its positions and settlements on the contact line, and announced a counteroffensive. Armenia accused the Azerbaijani side of attacking Artsakh.
In 1991, Nagorno-Karabakh, the majority of whose population were Armenians, declared independence from Azerbaijan. Baku tried to return the region by force, a war broke out. In 1994, Azerbaijan, Armenia and the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, with the mediation of Russia, signed a truce protocol. However, hostilities periodically resume.
