Euronews spoke to 2 high-level representatives on either side for his or her views on the causes and penalties of the current combating.
Azerbaijan agreed to a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh on Wednesday, after launching an “anti-terrorist” operation in opposition to the ethnic Armenian enclave lower than 24 hours earlier than.
The combating killed 32 individuals and left tons of injured.
Tensions have bubbled for months over the area, which is internationally recognised as a part of Azerbaijan, although largely managed by Armenian separatists.
Euronews spoke to 2 high-level representatives on either side for his or her views on the causes and penalties of the current combating.
Here’s a transcript of the interviews, edited for time:
What brought on the most recent combating?
Edmon Marukyan, Armenia’s Ambassador-at- massive:
“What did Azerbaijan [do]? They left all these commitments they usually began army aggression in opposition to peaceable individuals of Nagorno-Karabakh, which they declare that they’re their very own residents. So proper now, Azerbaijan [is] bombing and killing their very own residents.”
Hikmet Hajiyev, International Coverage Advisor to Azerbaijan’s President:
“It was a restricted operation because of which suggests army infrastructure has been neutralized, inside a higher extent. And right now, we’re glad to say that army operations [have] been halted from Azerbaijani aspect as nicely. Whereas getting this message from Karabakh Armenians, that they’re disarming their armed forces on the bottom”.
Can the ceasefire maintain?
Hikmet Hajiyev, International Coverage Advisor to Azerbaijan’s President:
“Azerbaijan made its intention very clear that in the event that they disarm or determined to disarm, and Azerbaijan is able to halt this army engagement and to start out fast contacts with Karabakh Armenians – that now we have on a number of events invited to Ağbulaq and another the cities of Azerbaijan. And yesterday, presidential administration of Azerbaijan made an announcement as soon as once more reiterating and our invitation to them to have this type of context about an all components reintegration.”
Edmon Marukyan, Armenia’s Ambassador-at- massive:
ADVERTISEMENT“Properly, we had a really dangerous expertise relating to a ceasefire with Azerbaijan. I’ve no info as a result of now we have very dangerous connections with Nagorno-Karabakh. There are totally different informations coming. Now, this can be a new factor. Perhaps it is nothing factor, really. However on this course of, I imply, straight attacking villages and and peaceable settlements of individuals to push them out from the Nagorno-Karabakh.”
What’s the affect on peace negotiations?
Edmon Marukyan, Armenia’s Ambassador-at- massive:
“Through the draft, in the course of the negotiations, we had been negotiating rights and safety ensures for Nagorno- Karabakh individuals. What do you suppose? Is that this nonetheless precise matter? Nagorno-Karabakh individuals [have] already misplaced their houses. They’re pressured out. What do you suppose? Is that this provision is precise now. I do not know. That is why I am telling you. I do not know what’s going to occur.”
Hikmet Hajiyev, International Coverage Advisor to Azerbaijan’s President:
“We’re supporting the peace agenda and we do suppose that sooner finalising a peace treaty between two international locations is healthier for the broader area. Azerbaijan additionally supporting the idea of the built-in area of these Caucasus and inside that course of, in fact, in a vote within the court docket of Armenia, as a substitute of looking out and searching for the territorial claims of the neighbouring international locations, Armenia also needs to search good neighbourly relations with the neighbouring international locations.”