Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, October 1 (Reporter Leo) Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu talked on the phone on the 1st to discuss the conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh (Naka) region.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website issued a communique on the same day that the foreign ministers of the two countries discussed in detail the escalation of tension in the Naka region during the phone call. They expressed serious concern about the continued armed confrontation in the region, called on the conflicting parties to cease fire immediately, and emphasized that other regions are not allowed. Of illegal militants are involved in this conflict.
The communiqué stated that prudent steps must be taken in providing political and diplomatic assistance to Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The communiqué stated that Russia and Turkey are willing to work closely together to stabilize the situation and promote the settlement of the Naqqa conflict to return to the track of peace negotiations as soon as possible.
Armenia and Azerbaijan broke out in a new round of conflict in the Naka region on September 27. Both sides accused each other of violating the ceasefire agreement and taking the lead in launching a military offensive.
The Naka region was an autonomous prefecture of Azerbaijan during the Soviet period, and its residents were mostly Armenians.
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Armenia and Azerbaijan broke out to fight for Naka, and Armenia occupied Naka and the surrounding part of Azerbaijan's territory.
In 1994, Armenia and Azerbaijan reached an agreement on a comprehensive ceasefire, but the two countries have been in a state of hostility over the Naka issue, and armed conflicts between the two sides have occurred from time to time.