The Russian side does not rule out that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may raise the issue of aggravating the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh during the meeting of the delegations of Moscow and Kyiv, who arrived in Istanbul for negotiations. This was stated to ТАСС by a Russian source familiar with the course of the negotiations.
“If only from Erdogan’s side, <…> this does not concern Ukrainians, but he can try to discuss it with us (the topic of aggravation in Nagorno-Karabakh – TASS notes) to discuss,” the agency’s interlocutor said.
“To be honest, I don’t think there will be enough time,” he added.
“In the night of March 28 to 29, and as of 10 AM no significant ceasefire violations were registered along the Artsakh line of contact. The operative-tactical situation remained tense, with a certain positive tendency to extinguish.
Azerbaijani troops continue to remain at the same bases in Karaglukh, adjacent to Parukh. The Armed Forces of Artsakh continue to take additional measures to strengthen their defensive positions and restrain the enemy.
Work with the Russian peacekeeping command staff to prevent possible provocations by Azerbaijan and to withdraw the Azerbaijani armed forces to their starting positions is ongoing.
The relevant structures of Artsakh are following the situation and the actions of the Azerbaijani side by all possible mechanisms, and, if necessary, will report on further developments,” the statement reads.
