First Deputy of Armenian Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan has met with French, German and Italian Ambassadors, as well as the Political Officer of the European Union delegation.
Tonoyan has presented the situation on the line of contact and the steps undertaken by the Armenian side to stop and neutralize the attacks of the Azerbaijani side.
Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov discussed the situation on the line of contact, with Turkish national defense minister Ismet Yilmaz, chief of General Staff, general of the army Hulusi Akar, APA reports.
"During the negotiations the Turkish side once again stressed that Azerbaijan’s position is fair, and Turkey fully supports Azerbaijan."
The Azerbaijani military on Saturday acknowledged that it went on offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh and said 12 of its soldiers died and an Azerbaijani attack helicopter was shot down by the Armenians as a result.
"Worried at developing situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. Sides should cease military operations and return to negotiating table," OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier.
Conflit du Haut-Karabakh – Appel au respect du cessez-le-feu (2 avril 2016)
La France est préoccupée par les incidents à proximité de la ligne du cessez-le-feu au Haut-Karabakh. Elle déplore les pertes de vies humaines, en particulier de civils, auxquelles ces incidents ont déjà conduit. Elle appelle toutes les parties au respect du cessez-le-feu.
Ce conflit vieux de près de trois décennies, ne peut être réglé que par la négociation entre les parties sous l’égide du Groupe de Minsk de l’Organisation pour la sécurité et la coopération en Europe auquel nous apportons tout notre soutien. La France appelle donc à un retour sans délai à la table des négociations. Nous ne ménagerons pas nos efforts dans ce but.
"Gravely concerned by cease fire violations in Nagorno-Karabakh. The sides must stop shooting and stabilise the situation," NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs. Special Rep for Caucasus and Central Asia.
MOSCOW / WASHINGTON / PARIS, 2 April, 2016 – The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, James Warlick of the United States of America, and Pierre Andrieu of France) express grave concern over the reported large-scale ceasefire violations that are taking place along the Line of Contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. We strongly condemn the use of force and regret the senseless loss of life, including civilians.
The Co-Chairs call upon the sides to stop shooting and take all necessary measures to stabilize the situation on the ground. They reiterate that there is no alternative to a peaceful negotiated solution of the conflict and that war is not an option.