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| Putin calls for end to Nagorno-Karabakh clashes | Putin calls for end to Nagorno-Karabakh clashes |
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for an end to fighting after clashes broke out in the disputed Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh. | Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for an end to fighting after clashes broke out in the disputed Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
| Azerbaijan said 12 of its soldiers had been killed and a helicopter shot down. TV pictures showed a burned out vehicle and craters after gunfire and shelling. | Azerbaijan said 12 of its soldiers had been killed and a helicopter shot down. TV pictures showed a burned out vehicle and craters after gunfire and shelling. |
| Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other of starting the fighting. | Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other of starting the fighting. |
| Nagorno-Karabakh has been in the hands of ethnic Armenian separatists since a war that ended in 1994. | Nagorno-Karabakh has been in the hands of ethnic Armenian separatists since a war that ended in 1994. |
| Frozen conflict threatens to reignite | Frozen conflict threatens to reignite |
| Azeris dream of return | Azeris dream of return |
| Nagorno-Karabakh profile | Nagorno-Karabakh profile |
| Azerbaijan said its armed forces had come under fire first from large-calibre artillery and grenade-launchers, and that it had taken over two strategic hills and a village. | Azerbaijan said its armed forces had come under fire first from large-calibre artillery and grenade-launchers, and that it had taken over two strategic hills and a village. |
| The Armenian government said Azerbaijan had launched a "massive attack" with tanks, artillery and helicopters. | The Armenian government said Azerbaijan had launched a "massive attack" with tanks, artillery and helicopters. |
| Similar violence was reported last month. | Similar violence was reported last month. |
| Russia, which sells arms to both Armenia and Azerbaijan, has called for an immediate ceasefire and to exercise restraint. | Russia, which sells arms to both Armenia and Azerbaijan, has called for an immediate ceasefire and to exercise restraint. |
| Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has spoken with his Armenian and Azeri counterparts - Seyran Ohanyan and Zakir Hasanov - by phone, Interfax reported. | Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has spoken with his Armenian and Azeri counterparts - Seyran Ohanyan and Zakir Hasanov - by phone, Interfax reported. |
| Fighting between the two sides began in the late 1980s and escalated into full-scale war in 1991 as the Soviet Union collapsed, killing about 30,000 people before a ceasefire in 1994. | Fighting between the two sides began in the late 1980s and escalated into full-scale war in 1991 as the Soviet Union collapsed, killing about 30,000 people before a ceasefire in 1994. |
| The region, which lies inside Azerbaijan but is controlled by ethnic Armenians, has since run its own affairs with Armenian military and financial backing, but clashes break out on a regular basis. | The region, which lies inside Azerbaijan but is controlled by ethnic Armenians, has since run its own affairs with Armenian military and financial backing, but clashes break out on a regular basis. |
| The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has expressed "grave concern" over the reported large-scale ceasefire violations. | |
| The co-chairmen of the body's Minsk Group - ambassadors Igor Popov of Russia, James Warlick of the US, and Pierre Andrieu of France - issued a joint statement. | |
| "We strongly condemn the use of force and regret the senseless loss of life, including civilians. | |
| "The co-chairs call upon the sides to stop shooting and take all necessary measures to stabilise the situation on the ground. They reiterate that there is no alternative to a peaceful negotiated solution of the conflict and that war is not an option." | |
| Frozen conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh | Frozen conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh |
| Nagorno-Karabakh profile | Nagorno-Karabakh profile |