Deliberate targeting of Artsakh civilians a gross violation of international humanitarian law, Armenia says
The Foreign Ministry of Armenia on Sunday issued a statement on the recent developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) conflict zone. The statement reads:
“Azerbaijan, together with Turkey, and with massive involvement of foreign terrorist fighters from the Middle East, continues large-scale military hostilities against the Republic of Artsakh.
The cities of Stepanakert and Martakert are attacked with the use of long-range missiles and involvement of the air force.
The deliberate targeting of the civilian population and infrastructure of Artsakh by the military-political leadership of Azerbaijan is a gross violation of the international humanitarian law, and the latter will bear full responsibility for this war crime.”
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