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New clashes erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenia early Tuesday in a conflagration that presents Russian President Vladimir Putin with yet another major ...

Secretary of State Antony [Blinken](https://www.primeminister.am/hy/press-release/item/2022/09/13/Nikol-Pashinyan-Telephone-Conversation-Antony-Blinken/). [Putin](https://www.primeminister.am/hy/press-release/item/2022/09/13/Nikol-Pashinyan-Vladimir-Putin-Telephone-Conversation/). In May, led by Michel, the leaders of both countries [held talks on how to avert future clashes](https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-distracted-ukraine-clash-rock-nagorno-karabakh-azerbaijan/). [six-week war](https://www.politico.eu/article/the-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-explained-armenia-azerbaijan/) claimed more than 6,500 lives, and in which Azerbaijan’s troops regained control over large swaths of territory. We urge immediate cessation of hostilities and return to the negotiation table. The countries blamed each other for escalating the [attacks](https://twitter.com/NeilPHauer/status/1569569385840254976?s=20&t=hV_lLRUyN_MLs1CLty-2WQ). EU is in touch with both sides to contribute to de-escalation,” Borrell tweeted. [said](https://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/15732993) about 50 people had been killed on its side, while it’s unclear how many died on the Azeri side. Security Council and the Collective Security Treaty Organization — a Eurasian security organization counting six selected post-Soviet countries — to step in. Armenia looks to Moscow as the main ally that can guarantee its precarious security, while Turkey is the key supporter of Azerbaijan. He also called French leader Emmanuel [Macron](https://www.primeminister.am/hy/press-release/item/2022/09/13/Nikol-Pashinyan-telephone-conversation-Emmanuel-Macron/), European Council President Charles [Michel ](https://www.primeminister.am/hy/press-release/item/2022/09/13/Nikol-Pashinyan-Telephone-Conversation-Charles-Michel/)and U.S. [appealed](https://www.primeminister.am/hy/press-release/item/2022/09/13/Nikol-Pashinyan-Security-Council-meeting/) to Russia, the U.N.

Deadly clashes erupted Monday night along the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia near the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, in a flare-up of a ...

Meanwhile, European Council President Charles Michel in recent months has sought to play peacemaker between Baku and Yerevan, hosting meetings between the two sides. The Russian Foreign Ministry later said it was “extremely concerned” about the developments and urged parties to adhere to a cease-fire agreement brokered by Moscow. Though Europe is uncommonly united on the need to curb or cut energy imports from Russia, von der Leyen’s comment — and the deal — raised eyebrows. “As we have long made clear, there can be no military solution to the conflict,” the U.S. “We urge an end to any military hostilities immediately.” The truce, which was supposed to take effect at 9 a.m. within a few years. As part of the E.U.’s bid to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels, the European Commission in July inked a major gas deal with Azerbaijan that aims to double the country’s exports to the E.U. [argued](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/04/nagorno-karabakh-conflict-explained/?itid=lk_inline_manual_29) that the 2020 cease-fire deal, and the presence of Russian peacekeepers, are unlikely to bring full stability to the region. Azerbaijan said its army also suffered losses but did not provide figures. “Defense ministers of Armenia and Russia reached an agreement to take the necessary steps toward stabilizing the situation,” Yerevan said following a phone conversation between Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikian and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu. Security Council.

Artillery fire of Azerbaijan Armed Forces struck Armenian border towns, according to the Armenian Defence Ministry.

Moreover, the Kremlin maintains a peacekeeping force in the region after brokering a ceasefire agreement in early November 2020, ending an almost two-month conflict that killed at least 6,500 people, according to Reuters. Moreover, the Kremlin maintains a peacekeeping force in the region after brokering a ceasefire agreement in early November 2020, ending an almost two-month conflict that killed at least 6,500 people, according to Reuters.Noteworthily, Armenia has been Russia’s security ally. The area is populated and controlled by ethnic Armenians but is located in Azerbaijani territory.

The council of the Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) will meet via video link on Tuesday evening to discuss the outbreak of ...

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Dozens of Armenian soldiers have reportedly been killed in renewed border clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

will be carried out in full,” the ministry said in a statement. What happened overnight is a large-scale provocation by Armenian military against Azerbaijani positions as well as the shelling of employee and civilian infrastructure.” - Elnur Mammadov, Azerbaijan’s deputy foreign minister, said: “Armenia has been shelling Azerbaijani military positions for a few weeks now.

Armenia reported 49 soldiers killed in clashes with Azerbaijan following the latter's military firing at Armenian border towns on Tuesday morning, ...

Moreover, the Kremlin maintains a peacekeeping force in the region after brokering a ceasefire agreement in early November 2020, ending an almost two-month conflict that killed at least 6,500 people, according to Reuters. Moreover, the Kremlin maintains a peacekeeping force in the region after brokering a ceasefire agreement in early November 2020, ending an almost two-month conflict that killed at least 6,500 people, according to Reuters.Noteworthily, Armenia has been Russia’s security ally. The area is populated and controlled by ethnic Armenians but is located in Azerbaijani territory.

Several dozen Armenian soldiers and an undisclosed number of Azeris were killed on Tuesday in the deadliest fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia since a ...

Azerbaijan and Armenia also categorically disagree on what a comprehensive peace agreement should look like. That may have emboldened Azerbaijan to pursue more claims. The fighting was ended by a Russian-brokered ceasefire, but skirmishes have erupted periodically since then despite the presence of Russian peacekeepers.

Nearly 50 Armenian soldiers killed in deadliest violence since 2020 war over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Moscow and Ankara have been jostling for influence in different theatres around the world including in Syria and Libya. [erupted again in 2020](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/22/armenias-efforts-to-identify-war-dead-leave-bereaved-families-without-bodies). Those aspirations have since dwindled, with Armenia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, taking a firm – and in the eyes of Azerbaijani leaders, provocative – line on the issue. Regional powers including Russia, Turkey and Iran are invested in the south Caucasus to varying degrees. Both sides blame each other for the most deadly flare-up since the 2020 war, and world powers have urged a ceasefire. The area is recognised internationally as Azerbaijan’s territory but has a primarily Armenian population who have resisted Azerbaijani rule.

Yerevan, Armenia (AP) -- Azerbaijani forces shelled Armenia's territory on Tuesday in a large-scale attack that killed at least 49 Armenian soldiers and ...

Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said 49 Armenian service personnel died during overnight clashes with Azerbaijan, the Interfax news agency ...

"We urge an end to any military hostilities immediately." "As we have long made clear, there can be no military solution to the conflict," U.S. Baku said it was attacked by Armenia.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he was concerned that Russia could try to "stir the pot" in the conflict between Azerbaijan and ...

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Armenia accused Azerbaijan of an unprovoked attack on September 13th, after its neighbour conducted overnight artillery and drone strikes against Armenian ...

Armenia has asked Russia to invoke a treaty which commits Moscow to come to its defence in the event of an attack by a foreign country. Azerbaijan may have decided that the time was ripe to use armed force to force its neighbour into accepting a settlement on Azerbaijan’s terms: for one thing, Russia seems too bogged down in Ukraine to intervene on Armenia’s behalf. By the time Russia, an Armenian ally, imposed a ceasefire six weeks later, Azerbaijan had recovered swathes of the province, as well as a number of other districts occupied by Armenia.

A Russian peacekeeper guars an entrance of the Dadivank, an Armenian Apostolic Church . ... Two years ago, the frozen conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over ...

"If you're going to be an ally of the United States, you shouldn't be locking people up for political speech," he said on the floor. The [recent appointment of PHILIP REEKER as a senior adviser for Caucasus negotiations](https://www.state.gov/new-senior-advisor-for-caucasus-negotiations/) won’t do much to change the situation, either, experts say. “The current backlog is unacceptable and impedes veterans’ ability to access the services they have earned. [49 Armenian troops](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/13/what-is-behind-the-armenia-azerbaijan-conflict-flare-up), the country’s Prime Minister NIKOL PASHINYAN said, as well as [50 dead Azerbaijani forces](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/13/what-is-behind-the-armenia-azerbaijan-conflict-flare-up). “The Arab tribesmen in Syria seeking vengeance are now part of a growing network of tribal spies playing a significant role in the U.S. The Biden administration downgraded intelligence that said Russia was looking to Iran to buy drones for the war in Ukraine. “Together Britain, the United States and Ukraine conducted an assessment of the new plan, trying to war game it once more. We provided that advice, and then the Ukrainians internalized that and made their own decision.” The Ukrainian generals and American officials believed that such a large-scale attack would incur immense casualties and fail to quickly retake large amounts of territory,” [Both sides blame the other](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62888891) for reigniting the powder keg. And Russia, which sent peacekeepers to stop the war two years ago, is a little tied up at the moment in Ukraine. [Email Alex](mailto:[email protected])

TBILISI: At least 49 Armenian soldiers and 50 Azeri military personnel were killed on Tuesday (Sep 13) in the deadliest fighting between Azerbaijan and ...

Charles Michel, president of the European Council, also urged the sides to de-escalate. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu held talks with his Azeri counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov and called for Armenia to "cease its provocations". "Responsibility for the provocation, clashes and losses lies with the military-political leadership of Armenia," the Azerbaijani foreign ministry said. "That has created a window of opportunity for Azerbaijan, recalling that the outcome of the second war in 2020 left unfinished business." "The president is naturally making every effort to help de-escalate tensions at the border." Advertisement

Relatives of servicemen who were wounded in night border clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan gather outside a military hospital in Yerevan, on Sept 13, ...

"We are not going to provide anyone with a corridor through the territory of Armenia," Pashinyan told lawmakers. Russia has a military base in Armenia and sent 2,000 peacekeeping troops to Nagorno-Karabakh as part of the truce that halted the 2020 war. Aliyev has demanded the establishment of a corridor through southern Armenia to an Azerbaijani exclave bordering Turkey. Azerbaijan's Defence Ministry denied it started the attacks and said its forces responded to "large-scale Armenian provocation." Azerbaijan's defence and foreign ministers held talks on the crisis with their Turkish counterparts. "What we want to see is the hostilities stop," US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters in Washington.

Armenia and Azerbaijan reported nearly 100 troop deaths Tuesday in their worst fighting since a 2020 war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

"Azerbaijan wants to force Armenia to recognize Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan," he told AFP. The ensuing conflict claimed around 30,000 lives. In August, Azerbaijan said it had lost a soldier and the Karabakh army said two of its troops had been killed and more than a dozen wounded. “The war in Ukraine has changed the balance of forces in the region and Russia, which is a guarantor of peace in the region, is in a very bad shape. Armenian political analyst Tatul Hakobyan said the escalation in fighting was a consequence of the "deadlock" in Armenian-Azerbaijani peace talks. Iran, which shares a border with both countries, urged "restraint" and a "peaceful resolution" to the fighting.