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.
"Worried at developing situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. Sides should cease military operations and return to negotiating table," OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier.
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.
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."
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.
BERLIN, 2 April - OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is actively involved in the efforts to de-escalate the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He is extremely concerned about the situation, as the ceasefire violations seem to have reached a new quality compared to previous years.
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office held a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandjan and will also speak to the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov.
Steinmeier is calling on the sides to cease hostilities immediately.
According to Karabakh Defense Ministry statement, fighting has resumed since 6:00 in the morning of April 3rd, Azerbaijani forces have continued rocket fire and used armoured vehicles to continue active military actions.
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Pedro Agramunt calls on the sides "to observe the cease-fire and resume negotiations"
The Armenian side has destroyed 3 tanks today as well as an armourded vehicle and other armoured equiopment, the Karabakh Defense Army spokesperson Senor Hasratian tells RFE/RL.
According to Hasratian, the total number of Azerbaijani tanks destroyed by now is 14.
Hasratian also said that the adversary has destroyed 1 Armenian tank.
Information about the number of losses on the Armenian side is still being varified.