<p>As Azerbaijan on Tuesday (Sept 19) launched a fresh military offensive against Armenia in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, Turkey said it fully supported Baku’s actions the same day.</p>

<p>While addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, “As everyone now acknowledges, Karabakh is Azerbaijani territory. Imposition of another status [to the region] will never be accepted.”&nbsp;</p>

<p>He added, "We support the steps taken by Azerbaijan — with whom we act together with the motto of one nation, two states — to defend its territorial integrity."&nbsp;</p>

<p>In his speech, Erdogan also accused Armenia of violating the cease-fire and truce reached earlier to maintain peace in the region.</p>

<p>“We supported the negotiation process between Azerbaijan and Armenia from the beginning. However, we see that Armenia has been unable to seize this historical opportunity. We expect Armenia to fulfill its promises,” he alleged.</p>

<h2><strong>Armenia-Azerbaijan flare-up enters second day</strong></h2>

<p>The recent offensive launched by Baku has entered its second day in Nagorno-Karabakh, with at least 27 people dying and 200 getting injured.</p>

<p>The disputed region is policed by Russian peacekeeping forces but Moscow has failed to uphold peace in the region amidst a glaring display of aggression from the Azeri forces.</p>

<p>Russian forces were deployed in the region after the 2020 clashes, under a negotiated ceasefire.</p>

<p><strong>Watch:&nbsp;'Settling Nagorno-Karabakh will benefit all', says Russian President Putin</strong></p>

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<p>Authorities in the Karabakh region said they were willing to hold talks with Azerbaijan amidst heavy shelling.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In response, the Azerbaijani Presidency said it is willing to meet with Karabakh Armenians, but added in a statement: “To stop anti-terrorist measures, illegal Armenian armed groups must raise the white flag, surrender all weapons, and the illegal regime must dissolve itself. Otherwise, anti-terrorist measures will be continued until the end.”</p>

<h2><strong>What triggered recent clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan?</strong></h2>

<p>Baku's announcement of the offensive followed shortly after Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that at least six individuals had lost their lives in two incidents within the Azeri Khojavend district, attributing the incident to landmines supposedly installed by Armenia's security forces.</p>

<p>However, in recent weeks, Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of amassing troops and protested against a blockade of its sole land connection to Nagorno-Karabakh.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/azerbaijan-says-launching-anti-terror-operations-in-karabakh-637564"><strong>Also read:&nbsp;Azerbaijan says launching `anti-terror operations` in Karabakh</strong></a></p>

<p>Armenia has asserted that Azerbaijan's actions have contributed to a humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh, particularly since Baku blocked the Lachin Corridor, the region's only road link to Armenia, where Russian peacekeepers are stationed.</p>

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As Azerbaijan on Tuesday (Sept 19) launched a fresh military offensive against Armenia in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, Turkey said it fully supported Baku’s actions the same day.

As Azerbaijan on Tuesday (Sept 19) launched a fresh military offensive against Armenia in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, Turkey said it fully supported Baku’s actions the same day. While addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, “As everyone now acknowledges, Karabakh is Azerbaijani territory. Imposition of another status [to the region] will never be accepted.” He added, "We support the steps taken by Azerbaijan — with whom we act together with the motto of one nation, two states — to defend its territorial integrity." In his speech, Erdogan also accused Armenia of violating the cease-fire and truce reached earlier to maintain peace in the region. “We supported the negotiation process between Azerbaijan and Armenia from the beginning. However, we see that Armenia has been unable to seize this historical opportunity. We expect Armenia to fulfill its promises,” he alleged. Armenia-Azerbaijan flare-up enters second day The recent offensive launched by Baku has entered its second day in Nagorno-Karabakh, with at least 27 people dying and 200 getting injured. The disputed region is policed by Russian peacekeeping forces but Moscow has failed to uphold peace in the region amidst a glaring display of aggression from the Azeri forces. Russian forces were deployed in the region after the 2020 clashes, under a negotiated ceasefire. Watch: 'Settling Nagorno-Karabakh will benefit all', says Russian President Putin × Authorities in the Karabakh region said they were willing to hold talks with Azerbaijan amidst heavy shelling. In response, the Azerbaijani Presidency said it is willing to meet with Karabakh Armenians, but added in a statement: “To stop anti-terrorist measures, illegal Armenian armed groups must raise the white flag, surrender all weapons, and the illegal regime must dissolve itself. Otherwise, anti-terrorist measures will be continued until the end.” What triggered recent clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan? Baku's announcement of the offensive followed shortly after Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that at least six individuals had lost their lives in two incidents within the Azeri Khojavend district, attributing the incident to landmines supposedly installed by Armenia's security forces. However, in recent weeks, Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of amassing troops and protested against a blockade of its sole land connection to Nagorno-Karabakh. Also read: Azerbaijan says launching `anti-terror operations` in Karabakh Armenia has asserted that Azerbaijan's actions have contributed to a humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh, particularly since Baku blocked the Lachin Corridor, the region's only road link to Armenia, where Russian peacekeepers are stationed. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

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Thousands of Armenians took to the streets in the capital of Yerevan to protest the deal as a betrayal of national interests.

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Pashinyan has been under pressure to step down after agreeing to the ceasefire with Azerbaijan, which many in Armenia saw as a national humiliation.

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<p>Armenian President&nbsp;Armen Sarkissian on Friday appointed Vagharshak Harutyunyan as the&nbsp;new defence minister for the country post criticism&nbsp;over a ceasefire that secured advances for Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh following six weeks of fighting.</p>

<p>Vagharshak Harutyunyan has previously served as&nbsp;the&nbsp;defence minister of Armenia&nbsp;from 1999 to 2000. He has replaced&nbsp;Davit Tonoyan&nbsp;who held the job&nbsp;since May 2018.</p>

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<p>Nagorno-Karabakh lies within Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994. That war left not only Nagorno-Karabakh itself but substantial surrounding territory in Armenian hands.</p>

<p>A huge number of demonstrators have requested Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan quit over the truce that finished the heaviest battling in a long time in Nagorno-Karabakh, an area that is inside Azerbaijan however chiefly populated by ethnic Armenians.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also see:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/armenia-and-azerbaijan-a-decades-long-bloody-rivalry-330840">Armenia and Azerbaijan: A decades-long bloody rivalry</a></strong></p>

<p>Under the Russia-facilitated bargain, Nagorno-Karabakh's ethnic Armenian pioneers are giving over areas of an area which they had controlled for quite a long time yet had been kept on being globally perceived as a component of Azerbaijan.&nbsp;</p>

<p>During the ongoing battling, Azeri powers recovered huge pieces of an area that had been lost in a battle during the 1990s.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Azerbaijan's protection service said its powers had entered the Agdam locale, a region outside Nagorno-Karabakh that Armenian powers needed to surrender under the truce bargain.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Pashinyan, who has dismissed calls to leave, divulged a six-month activity plan on Wednesday which he said was intended to guarantee Armenia's solidness.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Before Tonoyan's excusal was declared, an underlying report by Armenian paper Aravot had said he had offered his acquiescence.</p>


Armenian President Armen Sarkissian on Friday appointed Vagharshak Harutyunyan as the new defence minister for the country post criticism over a ceasefire that secured advances for Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh following six weeks of fighting.

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian on Friday appointed Vagharshak Harutyunyan as the new defence minister for the country post criticism over a ceasefire that secured advances for Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh following six weeks of fighting. Vagharshak Harutyunyan has previously served as the defence minister of Armenia from 1999 to 2000. He has replaced Davit Tonoyan who held the job since May 2018. Nagorno-Karabakh lies within Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994. That war left not only Nagorno-Karabakh itself but substantial surrounding territory in Armenian hands. A huge number of demonstrators have requested Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan quit over the truce that finished the heaviest battling in a long time in Nagorno-Karabakh, an area that is inside Azerbaijan however chiefly populated by ethnic Armenians. Also see: Armenia and Azerbaijan: A decades-long bloody rivalry Under the Russia-facilitated bargain, Nagorno-Karabakh's ethnic Armenian pioneers are giving over areas of an area which they had controlled for quite a long time yet had been kept on being globally perceived as a component of Azerbaijan. During the ongoing battling, Azeri powers recovered huge pieces of an area that had been lost in a battle during the 1990s. Azerbaijan's protection service said its powers had entered the Agdam locale, a region outside Nagorno-Karabakh that Armenian powers needed to surrender under the truce bargain. Pashinyan, who has dismissed calls to leave, divulged a six-month activity plan on Wednesday which he said was intended to guarantee Armenia's solidness. Before Tonoyan's excusal was declared, an underlying report by Armenian paper Aravot had said he had offered his acquiescence.

Vagharshak Harutyunyan appointed as Armenia's new defence minister

Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia said they have signed a deal with to end the military conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region after more than a month of bloodshed.

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia sign deal to end Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Azeris celebrated on the streets of Baku after President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday his country`s forces had taken Shusha, the second-largest city in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, but Armenian officials denied the city had been captured.

Azerbaijan claims capture of Karabakh's second-largest city Shusha, Armenia denies

Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, but is populated and controlled by ethnic Armenians.

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Conflict reignited on Sept. 27 in Nagorno-Karabakh, a part of Azerbaijan populated and controlled by ethnic Armenians. Hundreds have been killed and clashes have blown through three ceasefires

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More than two weeks of deadly clashes marked the biggest escalation of a decades-old conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, which lies in Azerbaijan but has been under control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since the end of a separatist war in 1994.

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A temporary ceasefire between Azerbaijan and Armenia that came into effect October 11 after almost two weeks of fighting over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region appears weak. Both countries are accusing each other of violating the terms of the agreement.

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Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on October 10 to a ceasefire and to begin "substantive talks" over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh after nearly two weeks of fierce clashes.

Armenia-Azerbaijan to start substantive talks: Move to de-escalate tensions in Karabakh

Over the last week, military action in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region disputed between Armenia and Azerbaijan, has resulted in the death of at least 100 civilians and Armenian combatants. While the two countries have fought over the region for decades, the current conflict is being seen as one of the most serious in recent years.

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The heavy fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia has entered its sixth day as dozens have died and unspecified numbers wounded as the two Caucasian countries battle for the historically disputed separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Watch report.

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In a big development, Armenia has said that it "can't exclude the possibility" of Pakistani fighters on the ground fight along with "mercenaries operating in Azerbaijan". Armenia's Deputy Foreign Minister Avet Adonts speaking to our Principal Diplomatic Correspondent Sidhant Sibal from Yerevan said," It won't be a surprise for us", recalling how in the 1990s Pakistani nationals were present when war broke in Nagorno Karabakh. He also slammed turkey for sending Jihadis to Azerbaijan explaining "this imposed or instigated war" has been "well planned jointly with Turkey". Clashes have broken between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the past few days over the Nagorno Karabakh region leaving several dead and fears of spillover in the region.

"Can't exclude the possibility", says Armenia on Pakistani fighters on ground amid clashes

The heavy fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia has entered its fifth day as dozens have died and unspecified numbers wounded as the two Caucasian countries battle for the historically disputed separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Watch report.

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