Azerbaijani servicemen near the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. Video frame of the Armenian Defense Ministry. File photoWASHINGTON, Sep 13The White House said that Russia helped to achieve a ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan, but it was «broke down almost immediately.» «Through Russian mediation, a ceasefire was apparently reached at night, but it was thwarted almost immediately. Obviously, we want a ceasefire that works,» said John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator at the US National Security Council.Washington called on Moscow to help stop the escalation between Yerevan and Baku. He recalled that the United States is working to de-escalate tensions in the conflict zone. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke with the leaders of both countries, and an American diplomatic representative is working in the region. Answering journalists' questions, Kirby said that the United States sees no signs of Russian peacekeepers leaving the conflict zone. Blinken said earlier that the United States would welcome Russia's help in ending the fighting on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. actions, 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 stated that the Armenian military fired at the positions of the Azerbaijani troops on the border, there was a clash. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry accused Armenia of intending to disrupt the peace process. Both sides reported their military casualties.
The Ministry of Defense spoke about the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh By morning, the parties agreed on a ceasefire. As the head of the International Committee of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin told RIA Novosti, a truce on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan was achieved thanks to the efforts of Russia, including after a conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the work of the Russian Foreign Ministry. According to the senator, there is a lot of work to be done, since Yerevan applied to the CSTO. As CSTO press secretary Vladimir Zainetdinov said earlier, an emergency meeting of the CSTO Permanent Council was held on September 13, which expressed extreme concern about the situation on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan and considered proposals for using the CSTO mechanisms on settlement. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov earlier on Tuesday told RIA Novosti that the CSTO summit on the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border began via video conference.
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