New escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh: Live updates

Azerbaijani forces have broken through the lines of forces stationed in Nagorno-Karabakh in multiple places, Hikmet Hajiyev, a foreign policy adviser to President Ilham Aliyev, told Reuters. The official said Baku was ready to talk to leaders of the region only once they surrender and disarm. “The intention of Azerbaijan is to close a chapter of animosity and confrontation. Enough is enough. We cannot tolerate any longer having such armed forces on our territory and also a structure which, on a daily basis, challenges the security and sovereignty of Azerbaijan,” Hajiyev stated.

New escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh: Live updates

Azerbaijani forces have broken through the lines of forces stationed in Nagorno-Karabakh in multiple places, Hikmet Hajiyev, a foreign policy adviser to President Ilham Aliyev, told Reuters. The official said Baku was ready to talk to leaders of the region only once they surrender and disarm. 

“The intention of Azerbaijan is to close a chapter of animosity and confrontation. Enough is enough. We cannot tolerate any longer having such armed forces on our territory and also a structure which, on a daily basis, challenges the security and sovereignty of Azerbaijan,” Hajiyev stated.