Turkish President Erdogan stated that Russia, the United States and France are supplying weapons to Armenia.
“What do they say that we support our Azerbaijani brothers? What does the Minsk Tripartie, USA, Russia, France say? They support Armenia. They provide Armenia with all kinds of support in the form of weapons”, – the Turkish President expressed his opinion.
The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on September 27, active battles began on the disputed territory. Martial law was introduced in Azerbaijan and Armenia, and mobilization was announced. The parties reported killed and wounded, including among the civilian population. As a result of consultations held in Moscow at the initiative of the Russian side, Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed on a ceasefire from 11:00 Moscow time on October 10 for humanitarian purposes for the exchange of prisoners and bodies of the dead, but later the ceasefire was violated.