Pashinyan hopes Biden will help stop the war in Karabakh Armenia

Sunday, 8 November 2020

 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, in his congratulatory message to Joe Biden on the occasion of his election as US President, expressed hope that his administration will take effective steps to end hostilities in Karabakh. 

 


“I am full of hope that your administration will take active steps to end the war and a comprehensive settlement of the problem, which should be based on ensuring the security of the people of Artsakh ( self-name of Karabakh - ed .) Through the realization of their right to self-determination,” the congratulatory message reads. which is posted on the website of the Cabinet.

 

Pashinyan noted that Armenia attaches great importance to the role of the United States in the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group . “As you know, for over a month Azerbaijan and Turkey, ignoring all the efforts of the co-chairs to establish a ceasefire regime, continue their aggression against Armenia and Artsakh, attracting foreign terrorists. In this regard, I welcome your vision of resolving the issue exclusively by peaceful means, which you expressed as a presidential candidate, ”the prime minister said.

 

The head of the Armenian government stated that Biden made a great contribution to strengthening the Armenian-American friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation. “The Armenian people highly appreciate your principled position on the issue of protecting their interests and recognizing the Armenian Genocide. I am confident that during your presidency, the Armenian-American relations, which are based on common democratic values, will continue to develop in tune with the level of bilateral strategic dialogue between states, ”Pashinyan said.

 

The fighting on the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh began on 27 September. Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of unleashing hostilities, in Karabakh they report artillery shelling of peaceful settlements of the unrecognized republic, including its capital, Stepanakert. Armenia has declared martial law and - for the first time - general mobilization, claiming that Ankara is actively supporting Baku. Partial mobilization was introduced in Azerbaijan and martial law in a number of places. The leaders of Russia, the United States and France called on the opposing sides to stop clashes, to commit themselves to start negotiations without preconditions.

 

On October 9, the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia arrived in Moscow at the invitation of the President of the Russian Federation , together with their Russian counterpart they held talks for more than 10 hours. As a result, Yerevan and Baku agreed to cease fire in Karabakh from noon on October 10, exchange prisoners and the bodies of the dead, and also agree on specific details of the truce. However, on the same day, the parties began to accuse each other of violations of the agreement. A second attempt to organize a humanitarian truce was made on the night of 18 October. The US State Department announced the achieved humanitarian ceasefire from 7.00 Moscow time (8.00 local time) on October 26, but even after that the parties to the conflict declared that the enemy was not observing it.

 

The conflict in Karabakh began in 1988, when the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan SSR. In the course of the armed confrontation in 1992-1994, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions. Since 1992, negotiations have been held on a peaceful settlement of the conflict within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group , headed by three co-chairs - Russia, the United States and France. Azerbaijan insists on preserving its territorial integrity, Armenia protects the interests of the unrecognized republic, since NKR is not a party to the negotiations.

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