Nagorno Karabakh War

CNN Indonesia

Thursday, 05 Oct 2023 17:55 IWST

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (left) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (right). (AFP/KENZO TRIBOUILLARD)

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —

President Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev did not consult with the Prime Minister Armenia Nikol Pashinyan after the two countries were involved in armed clashes again in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh recently.

Aliyev withdrew from the EU-brokered talks. In fact, Pashinyan stated that he would come to the negotiations on Thursday (5/10) in Spain.

According to Azerbaijan’s state-run news agency, WHAT, Aliyev wanted to come if there was a Turkish representative. However, France and Germany objected so he felt there was an “anti-Azerbaijani atmosphere” at the meeting.

A source in the Azerbaijani government also confirmed this Reuters that Aliyev would not come to the talks. Instead, the source said Aliyev was willing to talk in a three-way format with Pashinyan and EU Council President Charles Michel.

Azerbaijani forces launched a lightning offensive last September to regain control of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, whose population is mostly Armenian. However, not long after the attack, the two countries agreed to a ceasefire.

For a long time, the Nagorno-Karabakh region has been a flashpoint for the two countries. Until now, not a single peace agreement has been successfully concluded.

According to Caucasus analyst at the International Crisis Group, Olesya Vartanyan, Aliyev’s absence from the current negotiations is a major setback.

Vertanyan believes that the clash between the two countries could get worse if the two sides stop talking.

“It was very important for him to come, after the military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh, to recommit to the (peace) process with the mediation of the European Union and the United States,” he said.

If there are no further talks, the prospect of Azerbaijan and Armenia making peace could become even more remote.

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Azerbaijan launches anti-terrorism military action in Nagorno Karabakh. Photo/BBC

BAKU – Ministry of Defense Azerbaijan said it had started an “anti-terrorist” operation in the region Nagorno-Karabakh which was under ethnic-Armenian control.

Tensions in the South Caucasus have been rising for months around the breakaway enclave, which is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan.

Air raid sirens and mortar fire were heard in Karabakh’s main city.

Eleven Azerbaijani police officers and civilians were reported killed in mine explosions and other incidents.

Defense officials in the breakaway region said the Azerbaijani military had violated the ceasefire along the line of contact with missile-artillery strikes. Another Karabakh representative spoke of a large-scale military offensive.

Neighboring countries Azerbaijan and Armenia have fought two wars over Nagorno-Karabakh, first in the early 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union and again in 2020.

Three years ago, Azerbaijan reclaimed territory in and around Karabakh that Armenia had controlled since 1994.

Since December, Azerbaijan has implemented an effective blockade of the only route to the enclave from Armenia, known as the Lachin Corridor.

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