MOSCOW, 28 September (BelTA) – CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas expressed grave concern over the clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh on 27 September which resulted in casualties on both sides, including among civilians, reads a CSTO statement on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The CSTO stated that the ceasefire has been violated. Heavy weapons, including artillery, tanks and aircraft and drones were used. “The current situation is not conducive to the implementation of the 1994 ceasefire agreement and mutual obligations not to use force within the framework of the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The parties must cease fire and return to the negotiations conducted by the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group immediately. The solution to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh is possible only by political and diplomatic means,” the statement reads.
“The CSTO Collective Security Council, the Council of Foreign Ministers have repeatedly called on the parties to seek a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to refrain from provocative actions in order to prevent escalation of tensions,” the CSTO recalled.