Armenia and Azerbaijan’s leaders are resisting growing international pressure to end their conflict over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. French President Emmanuel Macron said Turkey’s “warlike” rhetoric was encouraging Azerbaijan to reconquer Nagorno-Karabakh. Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin have joined calls for a ceasefire as civilian and military casualties mount. Al Jazeera’s Robin Forestier-Walker reports from Tblisi, Georgia. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Armenia #Azerbaijan #NagornoKarabakh
Armenia and Azerbaijan have accused one another of firing into each other’s territory as the flare-up in fighting entered its third day. Their dispute centres on the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. In one incident, Armenia says Azeri ally Turkey shot down one of its fighter jets in its own air space, a claim Turkey denied. Al Jazeera’s Robin Foriester-Walker reports from Tbilisi, Georgia. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Armenia #Azerbaijan #NagornoKarabakh
As the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan escalates, diplomatic efforts are under way to stop the fighting. The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting to discuss the conflict later on Tuesday. But on the ground, the violence continues, with both sides accusing each other of using heavy artillery and killing civilians. Al Jazeera’s Charlotte Bellis reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Armenia #Azerbaijan #Nagarno-Karabakh
