Berlin has said it was pushing to get independent observers into Nagorno-Karabakh, telling Azerbaijan that letting monitors in would show that it was serious about ensuring the security of the ethnic Armenians living there.
"Together with our partners we are working hard to send observers as soon as possible," said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in a statement.
Armenian refugees have been fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh after Baku claimed control of the separatist statelet in a lightning offensive last week. But"thousands fear so much for their lives that they see no other way out other than to make their way into Armenia". Predominantly Christian, Armenia and overwhelmingly Muslim Azerbaijan have fought two deadly wars over the territory since the Soviet Union's 1991 collapse.
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