EU calls on Azerbaijan to halt military actions
The European Union has called on Azerbaijan to "immediately" halt its military actions in Nagorno-Karabakh, after Baku said it launched "anti-terrorist" operations, DW reports.
"Devastating news coming from former Nagorno-Karabakh oblast today," European Council President Charles Michel said on social media.
He called for allowing a "genuine dialogue between Baku and Karabakh Armenians."
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell also said the bloc "condemns the military escalation" and "deplores the loss of lives."
"This military escalation should not be used as a pretext to force the exodus of the local population," Borrell said. "Violence needs to stop in order to provide a conducive environment for peace and normalization talks."
