Pashinyan and Putin discussed fighting in Karabakh
27.09.2020,
19:26
President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation today with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, according to the website kremlin.ru.
YEREVAN, September 27. /ARKA/. President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation today with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, according to the website kremlin.ru. It said the initiative came from the Armenian side.
"A sharp exacerbation of the situation in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was discussed. The Russian side expressed serious concern over the resumption of large-scale armed clashes," according to the kremlin.ru.
It was noted that "now it is important to take all the necessary efforts to prevent further escalation of the confrontation, and most importantly, it is necessary to stop military operations."
Azerbaijan launched today morning a large-scale offensive shelling Nagorno-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.
“The enemy has launched an air and missile attack in the direction of Nagorno-Karabakh,” said Shushan Stepanyan, Armenian Ministry of Defense spokeswoman.
Later in the day Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared martial law and general military mobilization after holding emergency meetings of his government and Security Council. According to the Armenian Defense Ministry, thousands of people across Armenia have already volunteered to fight in Karabakh. -0-
"A sharp exacerbation of the situation in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was discussed. The Russian side expressed serious concern over the resumption of large-scale armed clashes," according to the kremlin.ru.
It was noted that "now it is important to take all the necessary efforts to prevent further escalation of the confrontation, and most importantly, it is necessary to stop military operations."
Azerbaijan launched today morning a large-scale offensive shelling Nagorno-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.
“The enemy has launched an air and missile attack in the direction of Nagorno-Karabakh,” said Shushan Stepanyan, Armenian Ministry of Defense spokeswoman.
Later in the day Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared martial law and general military mobilization after holding emergency meetings of his government and Security Council. According to the Armenian Defense Ministry, thousands of people across Armenia have already volunteered to fight in Karabakh. -0-
