At least 10 people were killed in skirmishes this week between Azeri government forces and ethnic Armenians controlling Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday.
RUSSIA EXPRESSED CONCERN on Saturday over a flare-up of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway enclave of Azerbaijan with a majority Armenian population, and said ANY ESCALATION WOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE.
At least 10 people were killed in skirmishes this week between Azeri government forces and ethnic Armenians controlling Nagorno-Karabakh, officials from the two sides said on Friday.
"We see the events of recent days as a SERIOUS VIOLATION of agreements on a ceasefire and declared intentions to achieve a regulation (of the conflict) through political means," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
"We take the position that ANY FURTHER ESCALATIONS IS UNACCEPTABLE," it said.
Fighting between ethnic Azeris and Armenians erupted in 1991 and a ceasefire was called in 1994. But Azerbaijan and Armenia have regularly traded accusations of further violence around Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Azeri-Armenian border. http://www.turkist.org/2014/08/karabakh.html
correct citation for last post:
http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/141772/russia-concerned-over-azerbaijan-armenia-clashes
Go Armenians!!!
Go Armenians!!!
For those that don’t know, Armenia has, in the past, aligned with Russia. Azerbaijan is more aligned with the West. I hesitate to say that it’s Ukraine 2.0, but it’s Ukraine 2.0.
Putin recently visited both countries, to try and improve relations. and the current cease-fire was brokered by Russia.
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Yeah, let’s get involved in another war.
Azerbaijanis are Moslem. Armenians are Christians. Gosh, I wonder which side to back./s
Prayers for Armenia and Russia.