EU Special Rep To Travel To Azerbaijan, Armenia To Back De-Escalation Of Tension
Date
9/14/2022 5:11:37 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Sabina Mammadli
The EU Special Representative Toivo Klaar will travel to
Azerbaijan and Armenia immediately to support the necessary
de-escalation, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and
Security Policy Josep Borell said in a statement.
He noted that Klaar will also discuss the next steps in the
Brussels dialogue process between the Armenian and Azerbaijani
leaders.
Further, Borell noted that the EU is committed to continuing to
act as an honest broker between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
“Serious fighting has taken place along the Armenian and
Azerbaijani border during the last hours with a reported loss of
lives. It is imperative that the hostilities stop and that there is
a return to the negotiating table. The EU is committed to
continuing to act as an honest broker between Armenia and
Azerbaijan to help achieve the common goal of a South Caucasus that
is secure, prosperous, and at peace, for the benefit of all its
people,” Borel said.
To recap, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has reported that
during the night of September 13, units of the Armenian armed
forces committed large-scale provocations in the Dashkasan,
Kalbajar, and Lachin directions of the Azerbaijani-Armenian state
border. As a result, there were losses among the military
personnel, the military infrastructure was damaged.
Units of the Azerbaijan Army deployed in these directions are
taking decisive retaliatory measures in order to suppress
provocations committed by the Armenian armed forces and military
threats to the territory and sovereignty of Azerbaijan, to ensure
the safety of the military personnel, including civilian workers
involved in infrastructure work in the territory of Kalbajar and
Lachin districts.
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