Armenia-Azerbaijan: UN calls for 'credible and durable' end to fighting in flashpoint region

By UN News

Sep 21, 2023 8:01 am

A senior UN official told the Security Council on Thursday that the wellbeing of civilians caught up in the long-running conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan should be the 'overriding priority' following renewed fighting.

Miroslav Jenča told ambassadors that Azerbaijan had announced, in their words, 'local counter-terrorism activities in the Karabakh economic region' two days ago, in response to the tragic deaths of two civilians and four police officers in incidents that allegedly involved landmines placed by the Armenian military.

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A senior UN official told the Security Council on Thursday that the wellbeing of civilians caught up in the long-running conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan should be the 'overriding priority' following renewed fighting.

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