Turkey’s foreign minister is criticising international efforts to end the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Mevlut Cavusoglu says diplomacy has failed to resolve the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh for 30 years. But NATO says Ankara should pressure Azerbaijan to de-escalate. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from Goris in Armenia. – 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 #Nagarno-Karabakh #Armenia #Azerbaijan
Nine days into the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, both sides appear to be ramping up hostilities over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan’s defence ministry said Armenian forces were shelling three of its towns – Beylagan, Barda, and Terter. NATO’s chief Jens Stoltenberg and Russian president Vladimir Putin are calling for an immediate ceasefire. after dozens of casualties were reported in the deadliest fighting there for more than 25 years. The two former Soviet republics have long been in conflict over Azerbaijan’s breakaway, mainly ethnic Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Al Jazeera’s Sinem Koseoglu reports from Mingecevir in Azerbaijan. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: […]
