ArmInfo. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is following with concern recent reports of tensions over Nagorno-Karabakh. Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General stated this during the briefing.
" I can tell you that the Secretary-General is following with concern recent reports of tensions in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh region. While we are not in a position to confirm or verify such reports, we urge the sides to exercise restraint and address all outstanding issues through dialogue," he said.
Another aggravation in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict began on the morning of August 1. Azerbaijani units do not stop provocations and ceasefire violations. On August 1, as a result of shelling from the Azerbaijani side, a soldier of the Artsakh Defense Army was wounded. As a result of the enemy's actions, 19 servicemen of the Artsakh Armed Forces were injured and two more were killed. The enemy used drones and grenade launchers. The goal is to force the people of Artsakh to leave Berdzor. And today, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, reacting to the situation, noted that at present the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh is extremely complicated, but there are questions to Russian peacekeepers, who should stop any attempts to violate the line of contact. To this, the Kremlin noted that close contacts between the parties would clarify the situation.