Stefan Dujarrick
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the hostilities and strikes on populated areas during the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh. This is stated in the statement of the representative of the Secretary General Stefan Dujarrik.
“The Secretary General condemns all attacks on settlements affected by the conflict,” the message says. The death of civilians, including children, is called unacceptable, as it happened as a result of the attack on the city of Ganja.
As noted, Guterres “deeply regrets that the parties ignored repeated calls for an immediate end to hostilities for a long time.” The Secretary General calls on the parties to act in accordance with international humanitarian law and expects the parties to comply with the ceasefire obligations, Dujarrick said.
Earlier it became known that the Armenian Defense Ministry showed on video the offensive of Azerbaijani troops after the announcement of a humanitarian truce.
Armenia and Azerbaijan made a decision on a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh for humanitarian reasons from October 18 at 00:00 local time. The battles between the united forces of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) against Azerbaijan have been going on for three weeks already. Turkey is participating in the hostilities, although earlier Baku and Ankara denied this fact.
In 1991, Nagorno-Karabakh, the majority of whose population were Armenians, declared independence from Azerbaijan. Baku tried to return the region by force, after which the war broke out. In 1994, Azerbaijan, Armenia and the unrecognized NKR signed a truce. Military operations are resumed periodically.
