Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Azerbaijan on Monday to show support for his country's ally. | ITV National News
The Azerbaijani military routed Armenian forces in a 24-hour blitz last week, forcing the separatist authorities to agree to lay down weapons and start talks on Nagorno-Karabakh's "reintegration" into Azerbaijan after three decades of separatist rule.
While Azerbaijan pledged to respect the rights of ethnic Armenians in the region and restore supplies after a 10-month blockade, many local residents feared reprisals and said they were planning to leave for Armenia. "If these efforts do not produce concrete results, the government will welcome our sisters and brothers from Nagorno-Karabakh in the Republic of Armenia with every care," he said.
"We are categorically against attempts to put the blame on the Russian side, especially the Russian peacekeepers, who have shown a true heroism," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. In December, Azerbaijan imposed a blockade of the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia, alleging that the Armenian government was using the road for mineral extraction and illicit weapons shipments to the region’s separatist forces.
France, which has a big Armenian diaspora, has for decades played a mediating role in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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