What Is Happening In Nagorno-Karabakh? Under this headline,
Forbes magazine covered the current events in Artsakh. Here is an excerpt from that publication.
"During the final days of September 2020, media outlets reported on the escalation of a conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. It is a territory mostly governed by the Republic of Artsakh (formerly Nagorno-Karabakh Republic), a de facto independent state with an Armenian ethnic majority.
Yet it is recognized by the U.N. as a part of Azerbaijan (although this resolution was supported by 39 states, 7 states voted against (Angola, Armenia, France, India, Russian Federation, United States, Vanuatu), with 100 states abstained).
In response to the alleged attacks, U.N. Security Council members “expressed concern over reports of large scale military actions along the Line of Contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. They strongly condemn the use of force and regret the loss of life and the toll on the civilian population.” Further, they “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.”
Similarly, Co-Chairs of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group (Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stéphane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America) released a statement condemning “the continued violence in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone as well as against targets in the territory of Armenia and Azerbaijan away from the Line of Contact, and express our alarm at reports of increasing civilian casualties.
Targeting or threatening civilians is never acceptable under any circumstances. The Co-Chairs call on the sides to observe fully their international obligations to protect civilian populations. The Co-Chairs also stress that participation in the escalating violence by external parties undermines efforts to achieve lasting peace in the region”.
