As a man of honour who has been adjudicating on Turkey-related files at the ECHR for years, the purpose of his visit cannot be thought of as anything other than openly and courageously shouting out facts in … Just a week before he was elected President, he called Erdogan Amberin Zaman, the Turkey correspondent for 'The Economist', a "shameless militant woman … Although Armenia backs the self-declared republic it has never officially recognised it. Turkey has rejected the allegation as "cheap propaganda" and Azerbaijan says Armenia is lying about the cause. But there has been international concern that Turkey may back a bigger military operation. A mountainous region of about 4,400 sq km (1,700 sq miles), Traditionally inhabited by Christian Armenians and Muslim Turks, In Soviet times, it became an autonomous region within the republic of Azerbaijan, Internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, but majority of population is ethnic Armenian, Self-proclaimed authorities are not recognised by any UN member, including Armenia, An estimated one million people displaced by war in 1988-94, and about 30,000 killed, Separatist forces captured some extra territory around the enclave in Azerbaijan, Stalemate has largely prevailed since a 1994 ceasefire. What are Armenia and Azerbaijan fighting over? .css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link{color:inherit;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{color:#696969;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:focus,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:focus{color:#B80000;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link::after,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited::after{content:'';position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;z-index:2;}Armenia-Azerbaijan: What's behind the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict? The two former Soviet republics fought a war in 1988-1994 over the territory. .css-14iz86j-BoldText{font-weight:bold;}Azerbaijan's president has vowed to fight on until Armenian forces leave disputed territory, on the fourth day of fierce fighting in the region. Our soldiers are totally safe. Turkey says the YPG is an extension of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a rebel group fighting for Kurdish autonomy in the region.
In recent years, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance has been a critical ally to the US in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a UK-based monitoring group, said on Wednesday that 71 civilians had been killed in Syria since the beginning of the operation. © COPYRIGHT NDTV CONVERGENCE LIMITED 2020.

Much of the criticism levelled at Mr Trump has come from within his own party. Both sides appear to be digging in for a longer conflict. On Wednesday, Mr Trump also said that the PKK rebel group was "probably worse at terror and more of a terrorist threat in many ways than" IS. Weekly quiz: Whose Instagram record did Attenborough beat? The danger is that a longer, protracted conflict will see increased involvement by outside powers, risking a wider regional war. Earlier on Wednesday, President Trump said the US should not be intervening in Turkey's military operation in Syria because it is "not our border", and called the former US allies the Kurds "no angels". Read about our approach to external linking. © 2020 BBC. We made a lot of money for them to fight with us, and that's okay. Video, Gavin the paddleboarding seal becomes local celebrity, Covid: Donald Trump and Melania test positive. Ms Pelosi and Mr Trump also each accused the other of having a "meltdown", with the president later tweeting a photo of their confrontation. .css-8h1dth-Link{font-family:ReithSans,Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif;font-weight:700;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:#FFFFFF;}.css-8h1dth-Link:hover,.css-8h1dth-Link:focus{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}Read about our approach to external linking. They received no training, but were sent to Nagorno-Karabakh "wearing Azerbaijani uniforms" when fighting broke out. The US president and Melania Trump were tested after his close aide was confirmed to have Covid-19.

Both sides accused the other of shelling across the so-called Line of Control, separating forces in Nagorno-Karabakh. VideoGavin the paddleboarding seal becomes local celebrity. And one fighter has told BBC Arabic he was recruited in northern Syria last week and sent via Turkey to fight in the conflict. Azerbaijan protesters demand war after Armenia clashes, Nagorno-Karabakh: BBC visits Azerbaijan's side of frontline, Nagorno-Karabakh: Fighting mood grips Armenians, Trump and Melania test positive for coronavirus. Hundreds of thousands of French citizens are of Armenian descent. His staff told the BBC that he threw the letter into the bin and launched the Syrian operation the same day. Video, Gavin the paddleboarding seal becomes local celebrity, Covid: Donald Trump and Melania test positive. "Then the bombing began, people were crying in fear and wanted to go home.". VideoAvoiding war in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, Gavin the paddleboarding seal becomes local celebrity. This is completely false," he said. Armenia-Azerbaijan: What's behind the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict?

President Spanó is certainly aware of the deterioration of rule of law in Turkey. That we will not accept.".

In the letter dated 9 October, and sent after US troops were pulled out of Syria, Mr Trump told Mr Erdogan: "Don't be a tough guy. (Representational). "We are not recruiting anyone. President Trump was urging Turkey not to launch a military offensive against Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria, but Mr Erdogan ignored this request. Where is the proof that we're recruiting these people along with the Syrian opposition sending them Azerbaijan [sic]? However, India, time and again, has told the west-Asian country that Kashmir issue is an internal matter of India. pic.twitter.com/RDeUI7sfe7. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that about 320 Syrian mercenaries have been transported to Azerbaijan by Turkish security companies. They've got to work it out. BBC Arabic, meanwhile, has contacted one man who was recruited in northern Syria "to guard military points" on Azerbaijan's borders for $2,000 (£1,550). However, the health authority of the Kurdish-led administration in the region put the civilian death toll at 218 on Thursday.
France is also a chair of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group, created in 1992 to resolve the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Mr Macron said he would speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin later on Wednesday about the conflict.

Turkey has said it will do "what is necessary" to back Azerbaijan, and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu accused the French president of, in effect, supporting occupation. Read about our approach to external linking. Would you ride in a robot taxi? Responding to reference made by Turkey on Jammu and Kashmir, India in its right to reply had advised Turkey to refrain from commenting on the internal affairs of India and develop a better understanding of democratic practices. Nervous Nancy's unhinged meltdown!

In a rare bipartisan rebuke, 129 members of the president's Republican Party in the House of Representatives joined Democrats to formally denounce the move in a vote on Wednesday.