The ceasefire on the contact line in the Nagorno-Karabakh is unstable, fragile, existing status-quo is unacceptable, said on Tuesday the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at the joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to RIA Novosti. "On the demarcation line are constant violations, the ceasefire regime is unstable and fragile. Today's status quo is unacceptable, since April Armenia has continued armed provocations against us," said Aliyev.
At the same time Aliyev praised Russia's mediation. "We have a very constructive, very friendly relations with Russia ... We see Russia as a strategic partner, Russia's behavior fully corresponds to this,"- said the President of Azerbaijan. He pointed out that Russia's role as co-chair of the Minsk Group on the Nagorno Karabakh settlement is "very positive".
Today in Berlin, speaking at the Azerbaijani-German economic forum, Aliyev also spoke about Karabakh, recalling that the UN Security Council adopted four resolutions, which demand "the withdrawal of all occupation forces from the territory of Azerbaijan", but Armenia does not comply with these resolutions. "Azerbaijan is faced with a policy of double standards, since in some cases, resolutions are carried out within a few days, while in the case of Azerbaijan, they are not followed for more than 20 years. In spite of this, no sanctions are introduced against the Armenian authorities," according to the press-service of Aliyev.-06D--
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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On August 30, at approximately 22:55, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor was disconnected from the country's power grid, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The shutdown was caused by a lightning strike, which triggered the plant's safety systems to switch the station to a safe shutdown mode. Currently, the plant's staff is working on restarting the facility.
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