Hopes for ceasefire fade as heavy fighting between Armenia, Azerbaijan continues
- 4 years ago
아제르바이잔 남북 동시 진격…아르메니아 "심각한 상황"
Heavy fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan continued in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh for the 19th consecutive day on Thursday.
The two countries had agreed on a Russia-brokered ceasefire starting last Saturday, but the temporary truce deal has become meaningless.
For more on this and other news around the world, let's turn to our Kim Jae-hee.
Jae-hee, give us the details.
Mok-yeon, hundreds of people have been killed in violence between the two sides that erupted on September 27th, amid a continuous exchange of accusations and threats.
Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of shelling the Nagorno-Karabakh's capital.
Azerbaijan has warned it will take control of all regions surrounding the breakaway territory, if Armenia doesn't stand down.
The Azerbaijan President also accused Armenia of trying to attack its gas and oil pipelines on Wednesday, the same day the Armenian Prime Minister vowed not to back down.
"If Armenia tries to put their ugly plans to make the gas pipelines out of order into practice, the response will be very severe for them."
"At this crucial moment, we will not back down, because this is a crucial war for our people.
The two former Soviet republics have been locked in a territorial dispute for decades over Nagorno-Karabakh, which is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but is controlled by ethnic Armenian forces.
As the Soviet Union fell apart three decades ago, Nagorno-Karabakh voted to become part of Armenia sparking a war over the region from 1992 to 1994.
Heavy fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan continued in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh for the 19th consecutive day on Thursday.
The two countries had agreed on a Russia-brokered ceasefire starting last Saturday, but the temporary truce deal has become meaningless.
For more on this and other news around the world, let's turn to our Kim Jae-hee.
Jae-hee, give us the details.
Mok-yeon, hundreds of people have been killed in violence between the two sides that erupted on September 27th, amid a continuous exchange of accusations and threats.
Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of shelling the Nagorno-Karabakh's capital.
Azerbaijan has warned it will take control of all regions surrounding the breakaway territory, if Armenia doesn't stand down.
The Azerbaijan President also accused Armenia of trying to attack its gas and oil pipelines on Wednesday, the same day the Armenian Prime Minister vowed not to back down.
"If Armenia tries to put their ugly plans to make the gas pipelines out of order into practice, the response will be very severe for them."
"At this crucial moment, we will not back down, because this is a crucial war for our people.
The two former Soviet republics have been locked in a territorial dispute for decades over Nagorno-Karabakh, which is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but is controlled by ethnic Armenian forces.
As the Soviet Union fell apart three decades ago, Nagorno-Karabakh voted to become part of Armenia sparking a war over the region from 1992 to 1994.