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NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 02:21
Armenia has asked for United Nations surveillance of the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. A formal ceasefire has been in place there since Wednesday, but Armenia fears for the safety of the ethnic Armenians in the area.
The Armenian Foreign Minister made the call in a speech at the UN General Assembly in New York. “After failing to prevent the genocide in Rwanda, the United Nations established a mechanism for prevention so that ‘never again’ became a meaningful promise. But today we are on the brink of a new failure,” Minister said Ararat Mirzoyan.
‘Great concern’
On Tuesday, Azerbaijan launched an attack against the ethnic Armenian enclave and carried out air strikes. At least 200 people were killed, an Armenian human rights official said. Azerbaijan demanded that Armenian separatists lay down their weapons. A ceasefire was declared with the mediation of Russia, which is present in the area as a peacekeeping force.
The enclave is located in Azerbaijan, but is mainly populated by about 120,000 ethnic Armenians. The area has been a source of tension between the countries for decades and has led to several wars. In recent months, Azerbaijan has blocked access to the area, leaving many residents without food and medicine.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday that he had called Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and expressed his “deep concern” about the ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Blinken said the US is pressuring Azerbaijan “to respect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh,” a US State Department spokesperson said.
2023-09-24 00:21:54
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