As reported by the spokesman of the US Department of State, Matthew Miller, the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken he spoke with the president on Wednesday Ilham Alijewem on continuing the peace process between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Blinken said Washington he sees no justification to further increase tensions on the border between the two Caucasian countries. The Secretary of State also warned that continuation aggressive actions and rhetoric by one of the parties to the conflict “will undermine prospects for peace.”
The American also announced that the meeting was on the line USA-EU-Armeniawhich was announced for April 5, will not be directed against the Aliyev state, and the topics of conversation are supposed to be about purely economic issues.
Armenia and Azerbaijan. Tension is growing between countries in the Caucasus
As we reported on Monday, Baku accused Yerevan of gathering large numbers of troops in the border area.
“We are observing the concentration of Armenian troops along the conditional border and the creation of offensive support pointslong-term firing points in various directions and the construction of fortifications (…) Artillery systems, other offensive weapons and heavy fire equipment of the Armenian armed forces were placed in the newly built reinforced concrete fortifications,” the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote in a special statement.
We didn't have to wait long for the answer. Yerevan assessed that Baku's claims are untrue and increase political tension.
“The message disseminated by the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan that the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia are allegedly carrying out accumulation and active movement of personnel, armored vehicles, artillery and other firearms in various directions of the border zone, does not correspond to reality“- we read.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan also announced that, in the opinion of his government, Azerbaijan “I'm trying to find a reason to start a new war on a large scale in the region.
Armenia-Azerbaijan dispute. The conflict has been going on for over 30 years
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan continues since the fall of the Soviet Union and mainly concerns the dispute over – formally belonging to Baku, but inhabited mostly by Armenians – Nagorno-Karabakh.
During over 30 years of history in the region there were three wars. The last one started in September 2023, but due to the overwhelming advantage of Azerbaijani forces, it ended after one day there was a ceasefire in favor of Baku. The turmoil forced… 100 thousand Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh escape to Armenia, which has less than three million inhabitants.
Yerevan has been supported for years by Moscowand Baku by Ankara. Attempts to gain international support for the disputed region prompted Armenia to join the structures of the International Criminal Courtwhich the Kremlin perceived as his hostile move (the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin – red.).
Marija Zakharova criticizes Armenia. “This was made possible by curators from the EU and NATO”
Commenting on the recent tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the spokeswoman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Marija Zakharova she stated that the escalation of tensions is due to Yerevan's rapprochement with the West.
“The new curators from… European Union, NATO and Washington. Note: This is a statement has no connection with Russia. This is the exclusive competence of the current authorities in Yerevan and their result consultation with Westerners” – wrote a representative of the ministry.
Source: Reuters, Inter
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