Lukashevich calls possible for Baku and Yerevan to continue military talks

Russia's permanent representative to the OSCE, Alexander Lukashevich, said that Russia considers possible for Baku and Yerevan to continue military talks, noting that there are no negotiations about the high-level meeting.

"I haven't heard about the preparation of the meeting till now, taking into account that tensions escalated in the conflict zone," Lukashevich noted.

"The co-chairs met with the chairman-in-office on April 20 and informed about things in the region where they were between April 6 and 9. It is expected that they will provide a report on future actions in Vienna,” Lukashevich reminded.

Recall, on the night of April 2 all frontier positions of Azerbaijan were exposed to heavy fire from large-caliber weapons, mortars, grenade launchers and guns. In addition, Azerbaijani settlements near the front line, densely populated by civilians, were shelled.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20% of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US, are currently holding peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.