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Indonesia urges ceasefire in escalating fight between Azerbaijan, Armenia
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A man is seen next to a structure that locals said was damaged during a recent shelling in armed clashes over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, in the city of Tartar, Azerbaijan, on Sept. 28. (Reuters/Aziz Karimov)
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ndonesia has expressed concern over the escalating armed clash between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh and urged the two countries to end the fight.
“Indonesia calls on both sides to exercise self-restraint, ceasefire, return to dialogue, and peacefully settle their disputes, in accordance with international law and relevant UN Security Council resolutions,” the Foreign Ministry tweeted on Thursday.
Indonesia Urges Azerbaijan and Armenia to End Fighting
1. Indonesia is concerned by escalating armed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh.
2. Indonesia calls on both sides to exercise self-restraint, ceasefire, return to dialogue, and peacefully settle-
— MoFA Indonesia (@Kemlu_RI) October 1, 2020
Indonesia also called on both countries to resume dialogue in the framework of the Minsk Process facilitated by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
The Foreign Ministry advised Indonesian citizens in Azerbaijan and Armenia to observe policy and regulations imposed by local governments and maintain close contact with the nearest embassy.
There are currently 130 Indonesian citizens in Azerbaijan, according to the Indonesian Embassy in Baku, and two Indonesian citizens in Armenia, according to the Indonesian Embassy in Kyiv, as quoted by the ministry.
"All Indonesian citizens are reported safe," the ministry further tweeted.
Intense clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia over a decades-long territorial dispute erupted on Sunday and has continued on the ground for days, claiming military and civilian casualties on both sides.
In a televised address to the nation, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev vowed victory over Armenian forces, AFP reported. Both Armenia and the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh declared martial law and military mobilization.
World leaders have condemned the bloody clashes in the southern Caucasus that have killed some 30,000 people since 1988.
