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• The last six days have seen a massive escalation
in violence in both scale and scope with heavy
artillery, tanks, missiles, and drones have being
used by both sides - the largest in decades.

• Armenia has decla red nearly 100 confirmed

deaths of both- combata nts and civilians; the
Azerba ijani death toll is expected to be just as
high.

• The violence has escalated after a year of high

tensions

• Armenia and Azerba ija n have decla red martia l law

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A IM FO R C EA S E F IR E '

• Armenia a nd Azerbaijan have expressed an

interest in negotiating terms for a ceasefire in the
extremely conflicted breakaway region of Nagorno
Karabakh.

• The conflict over the region has been decades-long

and has been prompted by the Azerbaijani la nd
occupied by ethnic Armenia ns.

• Armenia has claimed that they are ready to

engage with Russia, USA, and France who are
mediators to the conflict.

• Azerbaijan , aided by Turkey, claims that they are

willing to resort to ceasefire if Armenia withdraws
troops from the region.

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• The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in
Europe (OSCE) is the mediating group to the
conflict seeking to broker peace, resolution, a nd
bring stability to the region.

• The OSCE is co-cha ired by Russia, USA, and

France serving as intermediaries between the two
wa rring sides.

• Turkey is Azerba ijan's strongest and most vocal

supporter whereas Russia backs Armenia.

• French President Macron has a lleged that 300

'ji hadist' fighters from Syria have passed
through Turkey to get to Azerba ijan. Turkey and
Azerbaijan deny these allegations.
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A R M E N I A A N D A Z E R BA I J A N

"Both sides expressed serious concern over the

received information a bout the involvement in
military action of milita nts of illegal armed groups
from the Middle East."