Israel accused of backing Azerbaijan
Arayik Harutyunyan, president of the self-declared Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh has accused Israel of backing Azerbaijan.
Speaking at a news conference, Arayik Harutyunyan said Azerbaijan had been using Israeli-made attack drones in the recent fighting. "They continue to provide these UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) and the authorities of Israel are responsible for this genocide," he told reporters.
Harutyunyan also accused Azerbaijan authorities of failing to comply with an agreement on the exchange of prisoners and the dead that should have taken place on Sunday with the support of the Red Cross.
Russia has important role to play in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Vladimir Sotnikov, an analyst with the Russian Academy of Sciences, has told Al Jazeera that Moscow has the influence to not only broker a ceasefire but also getting Azerbaijan and Armenia to agree to a peaceful settlement.
"Russia managed to get both sides to the negotiating table, which is a critical step [that led to] a ceasefire and substantive agreement," said Sotnikov, speaking from Moscow.
"But the second critical step would be when both parties under Russian mediation would agree to continue negotiations to reach a settlement."
Meanwhile, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has asked his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, to press Armenia to abide by the terms of a Russian-brokered truce in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Turkish foreign ministry said.
In a statement, Turkey's foreign ministry strongly condemned an Armenian missile attack on Ganja, Azerbaijan's second city, on Sunday morning.
Armenians in Argentina decry Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Hundreds of people from Argentina's Armenian community demonstrated Saturday in Buenos Aires, calling for an end to fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, the AFP reported.
The march attracted a mostly young crowd, with demonstrators playing traditional Armenian music and performing folk dances.
They marched from the Azerbaijan embassy and gathered in front of Turkey's embassy, which has been accused of military support for Azerbaijan in the conflict. Ankara denies the charge.
Argentina's Armenian community is estimated at 100,000 people, most of whom are third- or fourth-generation.
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