“We are very concerned about the incident which has led to the deaths of people. We offer our deepest condolences to the families of the victims,” Lukashevich said, adding that Russia’s stance was reflected in the statement of co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group on November 12.
Russia reminds the leadership of Azerbaijan and Armenia of their “responsibility towards complying with their commitments on searching for a peaceful resolution of the conflict which they took at the meeting in Sochi, Newport and Paris.”
Moscow together with other co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group “will continue targeted efforts to offer assistance to the sides in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,” the diplomat said.
Armenia's Defense Ministry said on November 12 that Azerbaijan's army had downed a Mil Mi-24 helicopter of the Nagorno-Karabakh defense army, killing three pilots. Azerbaijan's military said the helicopter had attacked their positions and had been destroyed in retaliatory fire.
- Armenia's Foreign Ministry blames Baku for “blatant violation" of accords to settle the dispute.
Nagorno-Karabakh is a majority Armenian region within Azerbaijan that is de facto independent.
The struggle over Nagorno-Karabakh escalated after both Armenia and Azerbaijan obtained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By the end of 1993, the conflict had caused thousands of casualties and created hundreds of thousands of refugees on both sides. An unofficial ceasefire was reached on May 12, 1994.
Since then, Armenia and Azerbaijan have been holding negotiations mediated by the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) Minsk Group on the region's disputed status.
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L'abbattimento dell'elicottero in Nagorno Karabakh minaccia la pace locale ...
ReplyDeleteLa distruzione del Mi-24 in Nagorno Karabakh è una minaccia per la pace nella regione, ha dichiarato il Segretario generale dell'Organizzazione del Trattato di Sicurezza Collettiva Organization (CSTO) Nikolai Bordyuzha.
Secondo le sue parole, le parti devono rinunciare all'uso della forza, rispettare gli accordi sul cessate il fuoco ed evitare le provocazioni.
Ieri nella zona del conflitto è stato abbattuto un Mi-24.
Il Ministero della Difesa azero afferma che l'elicottero armeno ha tentato di attaccare le posizioni dell'esercito azero ed è stato distrutto. Il Ministero della Difesa della Repubblica di Nagorno-Karabakh ha dichiarato che la parte azera ha abbattuto il Mi-24 che eseguiva un volo di addestramento. Sono morte tre persone.
Per saperne di più: http://italian.ruvr.ru/news/2014_11_13/Labbattimento-dellelicottero-in-Nagorno-Karabakh-minaccia-la-pace-locale-1235/
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