UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls on Azerbaijan and Armenia to exercise restraint amid the aggravation of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. This was stated on Friday at a briefing by Stéphane Dujarric. TASS News Agency reported.

“The Secretary General is concerned about reports of new fighting in and around Nagorno-Karabakh. The Secretary General calls on the parties to refrain from any actions and statements that could lead to an escalation of the situation, and to resolve all issues, including those of a humanitarian nature, through direct dialogue within the existing formats,” he said.

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It should be reminded that on 24 March, the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, grossly violating the requirements of the trilateral statement of 10 November, 2020, invaded the area of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping troops in the Artsakh Republic, took control of the village of Parukh in the Askeran region and adjacent positions, and then tried to then tried to advance on the eastern border of the Artsakh Republic..

The negotiations between the Russian peacekeeping troops and the relevant bodies of Artsakh for hours did not yield significant results, the enemy did not return to the starting positions.

On the night of 25 March, Azeri units opened fire on the units of the Defense Army, using both different caliber firearms as we; as a strike UAV. As a result of the skirmish, at least 5 servicemen of the enemy were killed. There are 5 wounded from the Armenian side.

Since the afternoon of 25 March, the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, continuing the gross violations of the ceasefire, in addition to firearms, have been using strike drones, including the “Bayraktar TB-2” type. The Armenian side has wounded and suffered 3 casualties as a result of the UAV strikes.