expanding the geography of hostilities to the territory of Armenia and attacked the Vardenis region on the third day of the war . On September 30 , the MFA of the RA issued a statement demanding the withdrawal of Turkish armed forces from the conflict zone . The Armenian PM held holding telephone conversations with the leaders of both foreign states and international organizations by expressing concerns over the hostilities and regional instability . Pashinyan started giving interviews to the global news outlets and providing information about the Azerbaijani offensive along the entire length of the line of contact ( Artsakh spotlight Karabakh ). On September 30 , during the meeting of the Security Council the Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces “ presented our losses and assessment of the Armed Forces on the current situation noting that measures must be taken within two to three days to stop the war , otherwise in the event of fighting with this intensity , our resources will be depleted in a short time and with each passing day we will have more unfavorable conditions for the negotiation process ” ( The message of Chief of the General staff of the RA armed Forces 2020 ). It is crucial to note that this information became apparent for the media and the public after the war , while the government was aware of it on the 4th day of the war . On the same day , the PM gave interviews to BBC , The Spectator , 60 minutes on Russia-1 TV station and Washington Post . In his interviews , he highlighted the international community ’ s misperception about the essence of the Karabakh conflict by emphasizing that “ It is not about territory . It is about people , about humans , about security ” ( Interviews and press conferences ). The PM also added that Turkey ’ s involvement in the conflict poses an existential threat to the security of the region . Throughout the fighting , a few foreign and Armenian journalists came under fire and were injured . The next day Pashinyan said that Armenian diplomacy recorded a victory since the international community had registered that Azerbaijan is supported by Turkey and the Syrian mercenaries and terrorists . He wrote , “ Artsakh is fighting against international terrorism , the targets of which are not separated by geopolitical borders ” ( Artsakh spotlight Karabakh ). One of the war crimes was noticed on the 5th day of fighting , when the Armenian side found syringes in the pockets of Azerbaijani soldiers , which means that they were under the influence of drugs ( GAH !).
On October 1st , the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group issued a joint statement calling the sides for an immediate ceasefire and a restart of the negotiations without any conditions . On the same day , the French president and the Russian foreign ministry claimed that they have information about Turkey ’ s transportation of Syrian mercenaries to Azerbaijan . The Armenian government
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