Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire frays as both sides report renewed attacks
Turkey and Russia are under pressure to use their influence in the region to end the hostilities
12 October 2020 - 18:20
Baku/Yerevan — Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces accused each other on Monday of launching new attacks in and about Nagorno-Karabakh, increasing strains on a two-day-old humanitarian ceasefire intended to end heavy fighting over the mountain enclave.
Russia, which brokered the ceasefire, appealed for both sides to respect it and Luxembourg reiterated EU calls for Turkey, an ally of Azerbaijan, to do more to secure an end to hostilities that have killed hundreds of people...
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