Artsakh foreign ministry accuses Azerbaijan of committing act of aggression
27.09.2020,
15:54
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) has accused Azerbaijan of committing an act of aggression, saying in a statement that in accordance with the provisions of the UN Charter, its people exercises their inalienable right to self-defense taking all necessary measures to repel aggression and restore peace in the region.
YEREVAN, September 27. /ARKA/. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) has accused Azerbaijan of committing an act of aggression, saying in a statement that in accordance with the provisions of the UN Charter, its people exercises their inalienable right to self-defense taking all necessary measures to repel aggression and restore peace in the region.
'The armed attack of the Azerbaijani army was accompanied by artillery shelling and air strikes, including on civilian targets and civilians. In particular, both the capital of the Artsakh Republic, Stepanakert, and border settlements were shelled. As a result of the shelling, there are civilian casualties,' the ministry said in the statement.
The statement notes that the Artsakh Foreign Ministry is in direct contact with the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, who are informed about the armed attack by Azerbaijan.
According to it, the foreign ministries of Artsakh and Armenia are conducting coordinated work with the relevant international structures in order to suppress the act of Azerbaijani aggression.
'The armed attack was preceded by public attacks by the Azerbaijani authorities on the Armenian sides and the process of peaceful settlement of the Azerbaijan-Karabakh conflict, as well as by overt threats to use force against the Artsakh Republic and the refusal to conduct the OSCE monitoring of the line of contact of the armed forces scheduled for October 1," the Foreign Ministry noted.
The ministry stressed that in accordance with the norms of international law, the military-political leadership of Azerbaijan bears full responsibility for the crime of aggression.
"The authorities of the Republic of Artsakh have repeatedly noted that such a policy of Azerbaijan is a direct threat to peace and security in the region. The latest act of Azerbaijan's aggression against the Republic of Artsakh leaves no doubt that the most effective response of the international community to Azerbaijan's attempts to resolve the conflict by force is the recognition of the Republic of Artsakh,' the Foreign Ministry said.
Heavy fighting broke out today morning along the entire line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan launched a large-scale offensive shelling Karabakh’s capital Stepanakert and other settlements. “The Defense Army of Nagorno-Karabakh is successfully repelling the attack,” Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan wrote in a Facebook post. -0-
'The armed attack of the Azerbaijani army was accompanied by artillery shelling and air strikes, including on civilian targets and civilians. In particular, both the capital of the Artsakh Republic, Stepanakert, and border settlements were shelled. As a result of the shelling, there are civilian casualties,' the ministry said in the statement.
The statement notes that the Artsakh Foreign Ministry is in direct contact with the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, who are informed about the armed attack by Azerbaijan.
According to it, the foreign ministries of Artsakh and Armenia are conducting coordinated work with the relevant international structures in order to suppress the act of Azerbaijani aggression.
'The armed attack was preceded by public attacks by the Azerbaijani authorities on the Armenian sides and the process of peaceful settlement of the Azerbaijan-Karabakh conflict, as well as by overt threats to use force against the Artsakh Republic and the refusal to conduct the OSCE monitoring of the line of contact of the armed forces scheduled for October 1," the Foreign Ministry noted.
The ministry stressed that in accordance with the norms of international law, the military-political leadership of Azerbaijan bears full responsibility for the crime of aggression.
"The authorities of the Republic of Artsakh have repeatedly noted that such a policy of Azerbaijan is a direct threat to peace and security in the region. The latest act of Azerbaijan's aggression against the Republic of Artsakh leaves no doubt that the most effective response of the international community to Azerbaijan's attempts to resolve the conflict by force is the recognition of the Republic of Artsakh,' the Foreign Ministry said.
Heavy fighting broke out today morning along the entire line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan launched a large-scale offensive shelling Karabakh’s capital Stepanakert and other settlements. “The Defense Army of Nagorno-Karabakh is successfully repelling the attack,” Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan wrote in a Facebook post. -0-
