UN, September 22. /TASS/. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan requested condemning the attacks on civil infrastructure in Karabakh and immediately launching the UN interagency mission there during his speech at the UN Security Council.

"I call on the Security Council to take the following urgent measures: to condemn the resumption of clashes and attacks on civil facilities and infrastructure, to request full implementation of obligations on international humanitarian law, to launch the UN interagency mission in Nagorno-Karabakh immediately for monitoring and assessing human rights, the humanitarian situation and the security situation," he said.

Foreign Minister also stated the necessity to make it possible for the UN-mandated forces to ensure stability and security in Nagorno-Karabakh. "It is necessary to request withdrawal of Azerbaijani military and law enforcement bodies from civil settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh to avoid panic, provocations and escalation until the talks deliver result, to make it possible that the UN-mandated forces ensure stability and security in Nagorno-Karabakh," he said.

On September 19, tensions flared up again in Nagorno-Karabakh. Baku announced it was launching what it described as "local anti-terrorist measures" and demanded the withdrawal of Armenian troops from the region. Yerevan, in turn, said there were no Armenian forces in Karabakh, calling what was happening "an act of large-scale aggression."

Russia has called on the parties to end the bloodshed and return to efforts to resolve the issue diplomatically. On September 20, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry announced that an agreement on the suspension of the anti-terrorist measures in Karabakh had been reached through the mediation of Russia’s peacekeeping mission.