Go to mediabankPresident of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov. File photoBISHKEK, Sep 14President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to resolve the conflict peacefully, the press service of the head of state told RIA Novosti. It is reported that the day before, the country's leader took part in an extraordinary session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on the initiative of the Armenian side and dedicated to the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.» The head of state noted that Kyrgyzstan is extremely concerned about the escalation of the situation on the border of two friendly states. President Sadyr Japarov stressed the need to resolve the situation exclusively through political and diplomatic means and expressed hope that that both sides will continue to refrain from the use of force and resolve all differences between themselves by peaceful means on the basis of strengthening confidence-building measures between Armenia and Azerbaijan,» the spokesman said. On Tuesday night on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border fighting broke out, the parties blame each other for the beginning of the escalation. Yerevan stated that the Azerbaijani military shelled the territory of Armenia using artillery and drones. The areas on the border — Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor, Syunik regions (connects Armenia with Iran) were shelled. These territories have nothing to do with Karabakh. Baku said that the Armenian military fired at the positions of Azerbaijani troops on the border, and there was a clash. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry accused Armenia of intending to disrupt the peace process. Both sides reported casualties among their military. By morning, the parties agreed on a ceasefire. As CSTO spokesman Vladimir Zainetdinov said earlier, on September 13, an emergency meeting of the CSTO Permanent Council was held, which expressed extreme concern about the situation on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan and considered proposals for using the CSTO mechanisms for settlement.
The Russian Foreign Ministry spoke about the delimitation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border
