Ethnic cleansing of Armenians within Azerbaijan

After months of blockading the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, which has created a humanitarian crisis, the Azerbaijani military has begun shelling the territory.

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Ethnic Armenians in Karabakh appealed on Tuesday for a ceasefire and for talks to start. But it was clear from the Azerbaijani ultimatum that Baku's aim was to complete its conquest of the mountainous enclave. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accused Azerbaijan of starting a ground operation aimed at "ethnic cleansing". Hundreds of Armenian protesters, frustrated by their country's response, clashed with police outside parliament in Yerevan, condemning their leader as a traitor and calling on him to resign. Both Russia's foreign ministry and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Azerbaijan's president, Ilham Aliyev, to cease military action immediately. Azerbaijan said talks could start in the town of Yevlakh, some 100km (60km) north of the Karabakh regional capital of Khankendi, called Stepanakert by ethnic Armenians. ... Russia's foreign ministry said it had been warned of the Azerbaijani offensive only minutes in advance and urged both countries to respect a ceasefire signed after the war in 2020. The EU's regional special representative, Toivo Klaar, said there was "urgent need for immediate ceasefire". UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate end to fighting on Wednesday morning and for "stricter observance of the 2020 ceasefire and principles of international humanitarian law".

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66851975

Seems to be another Kosovo type ethnic cleansing situation unfolding. Unclear at this time if anything will be done to stop the aggression of Azerbaijan.

via International Skeptics Forum https://ift.tt/5K6Zw2l