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Russia doing its best for political-diplomatic settlement of Karabakh conflict – Putin’s press secretary

9 November 2020 18:29 (UTC+04:00)
Russia doing its best for political-diplomatic settlement of Karabakh conflict – Putin’s press secretary

By Trend

Russia is doing its best for the political-diplomatic settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Nov. 9, Trend reports with reference to TASS.

"The Russian side is still doing its best to resolve the conflict by political and diplomatic means," Peskov said.

Armenian Armed Forces launched a large-scale military attack on positions of the Azerbaijani army on the front line, using large-caliber weapons, mortars, and artillery on Sept. 27.

Azerbaijan responded with a counter-offensive along the entire front. As a result of retaliation, Azerbaijani troops liberated a number of territories previously occupied by Armenia, as well as take important, strategic heights under control.

The fighting continued into October 2020, in the early days of which Armenia has launched missile attacks on Azerbaijani cities of Ganja, Mingachevir, Khizi as well as Absheron district.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, the Armenian Armed Forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on the withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

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