At least 29 people have died in the offensive, which comes three years after an earlier war.
Azerbaijan pounded Nagorno-Karabakh’s mountainous territory with artillery, jets, and drones yesterday.
France called for the Security Council to meet on the crisis, which comes as leaders gather in New York for the annual General Assembly. Albania, which holds the rotating Security Council presidency, announced a session would take place on Thursday. German chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced alarm during his speech to the General Assembly, saying, “The renewed military activities lead to a dead end. They need to end.”
At least 29 people have died in the offensive, which comes three years after an earlier war in which Azerbaijan won back broad areas.France is looking for unanimous condemnation of Azerbaijan. Unlike on many issues, Russia has largely joined Western powers in supporting calls for calm, even as it voices alarm over greater European and US efforts between the former Soviet republics.
The US was also in touch with Turkey, which has cultural ties with Azerbaijan. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was in New York, voiced support for the offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, which is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan.
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