{"id":13019,"date":"2020-07-17T22:37:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T18:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=13019"},"modified":"2020-07-26T04:58:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T00:58:00","slug":"tensions-escalate-on-azerbaijan-armenia-border-role-of-russia-and-turkey-in-the-region-trt-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=13019","title":{"rendered":"Tensions escalate on Azerbaijan-Armenia border &#8211; Role of Russia and Turkey in the region | TRT World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gy7QcsQVpNw\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe>Border clashes between arch-foes Azerbaijan and Armenia have resumed after a brief de-escalation in fighting.<\/p>\n<p>Azerbaijan said it has lost 12 servicemen and one civilian in three days of fighting, and Armenia said four of its troops were killed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The fighting had prompted calls for an immediate ceasefire from the United States, European Union and regional power broker Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Internationally mediated peace talks between the two Caucasus nations have so far failed to bring about a solution to the territorial dispute.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey has strong historical and cultural ties with Azerbaijan, as well as joint energy projects.<\/p>\n<p>President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that it would not hesitate to &#8220;stand against any attack&#8221; on Azerbaijan and that Armenia was &#8220;out of its depth&#8221; in the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Fifteen soldiers from both sides and one civilian have died since Sunday in the clashes between the neighbouring former Soviet republics, which fought a war in the 1990s over the mountainous Nagorno-Karabakh region.<\/p>\n<p>International concern is high because of the threat to stability in a region that hosts pipelines taking oil and gas from the Caspian Sea to global markets.<\/p>\n<p>Commented the recent situation in the region at &#8220;News Hour&#8221; program on TRT World Television, Head of Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights Dr. Ahmad Shahidov responded the questions of presenter Andrea Sanke.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/trt_world_17.07.2020_1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13024\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/trt_world_17.07.2020_1-1-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/trt_world_17.07.2020_1-1-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/trt_world_17.07.2020_1-1-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/trt_world_17.07.2020_1-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/trt_world_17.07.2020_1-1.jpg 1358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/trt_world_17.07.2020_2-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13025\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/trt_world_17.07.2020_2-1-700x393.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/trt_world_17.07.2020_2-1-700x393.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/trt_world_17.07.2020_2-1-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/trt_world_17.07.2020_2-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/trt_world_17.07.2020_2-1.jpg 1358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/trt_world_17.07.2020_3-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13026\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/trt_world_17.07.2020_3-1-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/trt_world_17.07.2020_3-1-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/trt_world_17.07.2020_3-1-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/trt_world_17.07.2020_3-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/trt_world_17.07.2020_3-1.jpg 1359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeffBorder clashes between arch-foes Azerbaijan and Armenia have resumed after a brief de-escalation in fighting. 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