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UN Security Council calls for Karabakh clashes to end 'immediately'

2020-09-30 09:35:46       source:CGTN

September 30, 2020


The UN Security Council on Tuesday called on Armenian and Azerbaijani forces to "immediately stop fighting" over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, after three days of deadly clashes.


The council's 15 members "voiced support for the call by the Secretary General on the sides to immediately stop fighting, de-escalate tensions and return to meaningful negotiations without delay," read a statement adopted unanimously during emergency talks on the conflict.


The council members said they "strongly condemn the use of force and regret the loss of life and the toll on the civilian population" in the region.


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