The American congressmen submitted to the House of Representatives a resolution calling for international recognition of the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh, according to the website of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
“Congressman Frank Pallone and a group of 31 members of the US House of Representatives submitted a resolution to the House of Representatives”, – the message says.
It is noted that in the opinion of the congressmen, the only peaceful and long-term solution to the conflict in the region is the recognition of the republic at the international level.
“It is incredibly important for the House of Representatives to send a decisive signal of support to Artsakh and the aspirations of its people for independence, especially on the eve of important meetings between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan and the Secretary of State (Mike – ed.) Pompeo”, – the words of Frank Pallone are quoted in the message.
ANCA is the largest organization of the Armenian community in the United States, engaged in social activities and building relationships with the country’s authorities.
The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry announced on September 27 that the Armenian army fired at a number of settlements on the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh, which resulted in civilian and military casualties.
In turn, the Armenian Defense Ministry stated that Karabakh was “subjected to air and missile attacks”, however, they were organized by the Azerbaijani forces located at the contact line in order to, in the opinion of official Yerevan, “launch an offensive” in the Karabakh direction.
In the most unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, it was reported that, in particular, the capital Stepanakert was subjected to shelling, in connection with which the Artsakh authorities urged the population to take refuge in shelters, and later declared martial law and mobilization in the region.
Subsequently, similar steps were announced in Armenia. The general mobilization was the first such action in the modern history of the republic.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has introduced martial law in a number of cities and regions of the country and announced a curfew and partial mobilization.
A number of states, including Russia, Germany, the United States and France, called on the parties to exercise restraint. For its part, the Turkish authorities have officially announced that Ankara is ready, if necessary, to provide Baku not only political and diplomatic, but also other types of support.
On October 9, Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia Jeyhun Bayramov and Zohrab Mnatsakanyan arrived in Moscow at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Together with their Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, they held talks that lasted over 10 hours.
As a result, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh. The ceasefire regime entered into force at 12.00 on October 10 and was concluded for humanitarian purposes for the exchange of prisoners of war and other detainees and bodies of the dead through the mediation of the Red Cross.
Less than an hour after the ceasefire came into force, the parties accused each other of violating it.
The second attempt to achieve a humanitarian truce was made on the night of October 18, but also just a few hours after the announcement of the agreements, Baku and Yerevan announced that the other side had not complied with it.