The Captain of the Armenian National Team of the Midfielder of Italian “Roma” Henrikh Mkhitaryan writes on his Facebook page:

Heavy military fights are still continuing against #NagornoKarabakh, many victims on both sides. The territory of the Republic of #Armenia is being bombed too. The Azerbaijani attack which started on September 27th in the morning targeting civilian population is strongly condemnable. An immediate end to this violence and crime against humanity is urgent and vital. Turkey must halt all support and enabling of this offensive, including the recruitment of foreign terrorist fighters to attack Armenians. I call on international community, on allies for an urgent intervention in order to avoid another genocide. #ArstakhStrong #ArmeniaStrong

Mkhitaryan had made a post on Twitter earlier he noted: “I have always stood by my nation.”