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00:00 Calling for calm from both sides, Moscow, which has a 2,000-strong peacekeeping mission
00:06 in Nagorno-Karabakh, expressed its concern over the fighting in the breakaway region.
00:11 "We are deeply worried about sharp escalation of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.
00:17 Russia strongly encourages the conflicting sides to stop the bloodshed."
00:21 Turkey, which has close ties to Azerbaijan, has expressed support for the offensive in
00:27 Nagorno-Karabakh. At the UN General Assembly, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was clear about
00:33 his stance.
00:34 "We support the steps taken by Azerbaijan, where we act with the motto of one state,
00:40 two nations, to protect its territorial integrity."
00:43 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, meanwhile, has urged Azerbaijan to halt its operation
00:51 immediately.
00:52 "These actions are worsening an already dire humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh
00:57 and undermine prospects for peace."
01:00 France has also been critical of Baku. French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonnais described
01:05 the operation as illegal, unjustifiable and unacceptable.
01:09 "I would like to emphasize that we hold Azerbaijan responsible for the fate of Armenians
01:15 of Nagorno-Karabakh."
01:16 Paris has called for the UN Security Council to meet on the crisis, which comes as leaders
01:21 attend the UN General Assembly in New York.