ArmInfo.The 4-day April War unleashed by Baku was a consequence of Azerbaijan's failure on the diplomatic front. Third President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, told reporters on April 4, touching on the causes of the 4-day war in April 2016 in Artsakh.
" Azerbaijan tried to use a trick that was used in 1992-94, when under unacceptable conditions a ceasefire was offered to one of the parties and it unleashed military operations, after which this stage was considered completed. And it is not surprising that the leader of Azerbaijan announced this failure in the fall of 2016, pointing out that behind closed doors he was being forced to recognize the independence of Nagorno- Karabakh," Sargsyan said.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, during a speech at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on the results of socio-economic development of nine months of 2016 and upcoming tasks, said: "Behind closed doors, pressure is being exerted on us to force an agreement to recognize the independence of Nagorno- Karabakh. We are not disclosing many details because there are rules of diplomacy. However, Azerbaijan will never agree to this".