is maintaining such dangerous behavior is fraught with the most devastating consequences for south caucasus and the adjacent regions the international community must prevent with united efforts the dangerous development of events and stop efforts to destabilize the region. a 1000000 separatists for the control of little or no karabakh in the early 1990 s. with the collapse of the soviet union and 30000 died in the fighting. a cease fire in 1904 was brokered but sporadic fighting has continued ever since say almost 3 decades later internationally mediated peace talks have stalled tensions rose in july with the worst fighting since 2016 as a by john has repeatedly bowed to recapture nagorno-karabakh by force and armenia has vowed to defend the territory both sides remain determined to claim nagorno-karabakh as their own robin for a steel walker al-jazeera tbilisi. still ahead on al-jazeera a major milestone in yemen how a prisoner exchange between the government and the rebels is now a done deal. i mean there. are huge ex-president has reacted to ongoing protests against him and his governmen

is maintaining such dangerous behavior is fraught with the most devastating consequences for south caucasus and the adjacent regions the international community must prevent with the united efforts the dangerous development of events and stop efforts to destabilize the region. a 1000000 separatists for the control of little or no kara back in the early 1990 s. with the collapse of the soviet union and 30000 died in the fighting. a ceasefire in 1904 was brokered but sporadic fighting has continued ever since. almost 3 decades later internationally mediated peace talks have stalled tensions rose in july with the worst fighting since 2016 as a by john has repeatedly bowed to recapture nagorno-karabakh by force and armenia has vowed to defend the territory both sides remain determined to claim the corner karabakh as their own robin foresty a walker. tbilisi french president emanuel micro has criticized lebanon's leaders over their failure to form a new government prime minister designate moustapha deep quits on saturday less than a month into the job lebanon's economic crisis has been exacerbat

in and rejecting demands for a cease fire the fighting is centered on nagorno-karabakh in the south caucasus charlotte bellis has more. as the international community pleaded with amenia and azerbaijan to stop fighting they did the opposite now in its 4th day violence is increasing in the disputed region of nepal new karabakh. and it threatens to spread outside the immediate conflict zone in azerbaijan is more than a dozen kilometers from the front line but the sound of shelling reverberates through the town. men have crowded outside conscription offices in the capital back ready to be seen to bash and. that is there's no there is no fear a country needs us will go as far as necessary for a country. karabakh is internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan but is controlled by armenian forces when the dispute began in the early 1990 s. many of these mean we're not born. we were waiting for this day i will liberate karabakh. returned safely in armenia there were long lines to the prime minister nico passion in maine into military service the un security council repeated cools from russia f

dr artyom tonoyan specialises in the south caucasus region.te at the university of minnesota's institute for global studies. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you for the invite. i am glad to be part of your programme tonight. we appreciate it. we are used to seeing clashes in this area. there are regular clashes down the years, but there are warnings now that sound very different, a risk of a full—scale conflict here. how realistic is that? i would assess it to be very realistic. the events on the ground are proving to be so. as you probably are aware, early in the morning azerbaijan launched a full—scale offensive along the line of co nta ct, full—scale offensive along the line of contact, along nagorno—karabakh. the casualties are heavy, the bombardments are heavy, there are mutual casualties. it looks like this is in for a long haul. given that, how destabilising is this on an international scale, given the regional powers in the area, turkey on one side, potentially rush on the other, and iran close by? —— potentially

in recent years the disputed region has seen fighting flair on a regular basis located in the south caucasus a car back is internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan but is controlled by ethnic armenian forces backed by armenia the conflict dates back to the dissolution of the soviet union ever since armenia and azerbaijan have claimed in a car back as their own territory a so-called frozen conflict that remains unresolved for decades later. in july hostilities flared up again 16 people were killed in the fighting the conflict has international ramifications turkey has expressed its support of azerbaijan while russia has provided armenia with military equipment. while world leaders are calling for a deescalation it seems on the ground the warring sides are fanning the flames off their frozen conflict. we're joined now by di w.'s correspondent in moscow ury chateau yuri what more can you tell us about these latest developments. well michael what we know from media reports is that both sides obviously have been blaming each other for attacking 1st that's not good has been happening again

in recent years the disputed region has seen fighting flare on a regular basis located in the south caucasus a car bike is internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan but is controlled by ethnic armenian forces backed by armenia the conflict dates back to the dissolution of the soviet union ever since armenia and azerbaijan have claimed in a car back as their own territory a so-called frozen conflict that remains unresolved for decades later. in july hostilities flared up again 16 people were killed in the fighting the conflict has international ramifications turkey has expressed its support of azerbaijan while russia has provided armenia with military equipment. while world leaders are calling for a deescalation it seems on the ground the worrying sides are fanning the flames of their frozen conflict for let's think through roman gonchar ranko from t w's russian departments could see there i mean this has been a long running conflict between armenia and azerbaijan for decades long to be expected to be exact so what sparked the fighting this time. we do not know or were sure because the

delay world leaders fear the fighting could lead to full scale conflict which destabilizes the south caucasus region a cardle full pipelines carrying oil and gas to world markets regional players like russia and turkey also at risk of becoming embroiled in the conflict and escalating it further. and that is the us today we are at the side of our azerbaijani brother and in the defense of the homeland mania must immediately cease its attacks and send back the mercenaries that are brought from abroad to up with dozens of people have been killed so far including civilians and hundreds more wounded at the request of germany and france the u.n. security council is expected to hold emergency talks on choose day but with both sides accusing the other of starting the battle and of continuing to use heavy artillery acquitting claim break from the violence seems unlikely. a reminder of our top story u.s. president donald trump and his democratic rival joe biden have faced off in a fiery and chaotic 1st debate their answers on issues such as the credit iris the economy and race relations often devolved i

so tanya is with us now international crisis group's senior analyst for the south caucasus region she's on skype from tbilisi thank you for your time we've outlined who backs who there whose positions are i think the turks are possibly the most important certainly right now because they seem to be the most forthright and aggressive why are they being quite so forthright at the moment. turkey has been supporting as a boy john for many years. it became more obvious skewering recent border question that declares in july 2020 and afterward many many mediators and many foreign countries try to find a will could survive with kind of tensions it didn't work and what we have been saying no always as collation that this happened then along the product line in the war in a carb a complex or it is the result of the failed attempts of the international mediation to pacify the pensions that have been on the rise for weeks so that the minsk group that you're referring to there. not the only way so russia trying to mediate also so many statements since early morning brussels was what i react if we saw

translation: the outbreak of a large—scale war in the south caucasus, the brink of which we are standingit could go out of the region's borders and take wider volumes and threaten international security and stability. turkey expressed its solidarity with azerbaijan. russia called for an immediate ceasefire. the mountainous kara bakh was an autonomous region within soviet azerbaijan, populated largely by ethnic armenians. the two countries fought a war they are in the early 1990s. armenia gained control over the territory and a number of adjacent azerbaijani districts following a 1994 ceasefire. azerbaijan has repeatedly expressed its frustration with a lack of progress in the decades long peace process. it is now resorting to a military solution to regain its territories. the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, has called on republican senators not to rush to confirm donald trump's supreme court nominee before the election in november. he said president trump wants to fill the vacant supreme court seat with conservative judge, amy coney barrett, before the election. at a news c

world leaders fear t the fightig cocould lead to full-scscale conflict,, which d dtabilizes se south caucasusegion. a corridor for pipelines carrying oil and gas to world markets. regional players like russia and turkey are also at risk of becoming embroiled in the conflict and escalating it further. today, we are at the sight of our azerbaijani brethren in the defense of their homeland. armeninia must immediately cease its attacks and sent back mercenaries brought from abroad. >> dozenens of people hahave ben killed so far, includining civilians,s, and hundredss more wounded. at the request of germany and france, the united nations secured a council is expxpectedo holdld emergency talks on tuesd, but t with both sides accusingne other of starting the battle and of continuing g to usese heavy artillery, a quick and clean break from the violence seems unlikely. brent: earlier, we spoke with the deputy minister of foreign affairs and asked about t the prospects o of findiding a peacl solulution. >> i g guess, as you k know, in 1994, the cee-fire w was signedd betweeeen e sites with mediation fr

of light not of the outbreak of a widespread war in the south caucasus that we can now see could haveunpredictable consequences it could spread beyond the region and in danger international security and stability you've shot of a line there taking up arms in the regional capital stepanek here mostly a millions left here the media has controlled the region for decades but under international law it belongs to azerbaijan. azerbaijani officials have imposed martial law and curfews the government in baquba blames its neighbor for the new escalation. it's no secret that the 1st shot was also carried out by the armenian military. star not. cocky has promised to back her by john there were joint military exercises in july which had never in the media. knowledge to the touch want to destroy the armenians and armenia that's clear yes the story amenia is hoping for russian support but moscow and the e.u. have called for an end to the fighting. coming right up as our coverage $900.00 special show with kate ferguson you're watching t.w. nears the mile iraq and. thank you so much for spending is p

in recent years the disputed region has seen fighting flare on a regular basis located in the south caucasus not born a car because internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan but is controlled by ethnic armenian forces backed by armenia the conflict dates back to the dissolution of the soviet union ever since armenia and azerbaijan have claimed in a car back as their own territory a so-called frozen conflict that remains unresolved for decades later. in july hostilities flared up again 16 people were killed in the fighting the conflict has international ramifications turkey has expressed its support of azerbaijan while russia has provided armenia with military equipment. while world leaders are calling for a deescalation it seems on the ground the warring sides are fanning the flames of their frozen conflict. for all its big sea room and going to record from russian departments could see their i mean this has been a long running conflict between armenia and azerbaijan for decades long to be expected to be exact so what spot the fighting this time. we do not know if we're sure because t

azerbaijan that is run by ethnic all minions as reignited concern about the stability in the south caucasus which is a corridor for pipelines carrying oil and gas to world markets. mali's president has named an interim prime minister he is former foreign minister. and the appointment and sanctions placed on by west african countries following a military coup last month the bloc demanded a civilian leader be installed as a condition for lifting the sanctions french president emmanuel mccall has criticized lebanon's leaders over their failure to form a new government prime minister doesn't it mistah for a deed quit on saturday less than a month after he was given the job a judge has temporarily blocked the trump administration's attempt to ban u.s. downloads of the chinese video sharing app to talk president trump has ordered new downloads of the app to be blocked by the end of sunday he says chinese own tech talk poses a national security threat something the company has denied he's been pushing for a deal to bring the american ownership as the headline news continues often talked out there

delay world leaders fear the fighting could lead to full scale conflict which destabilizes the south caucasus region a kargil for pipelines carrying oil and gas to world markets regional players like russia and turkey also at risk of becoming in broiled in the conflict and escalating it further. and that is the us today we are at the side of our azerbaijani brother and in the defense of the homeland mania must immediately cease its attacks and send back the mercenaries that have brought from abroad to. dozens of people have been killed so far including civilians and hundreds more wounded at the request of germany and france the u.n. security council is expected to hold emergency talks on choose day but with both sides accusing the other of starting the battle and of continuing to use heavy artillery a quick and clean break from the violence seems unlikely. well earlier i spoke with the disputer region's deputy minister of foreign affairs are mean. and i asked her if there are any efforts underway to mediate a solution well i guess as you know in 1904 the cease fire was signed between the side

delay world leaders fear the fighting could lead to full scale conflict which destabilizes the south caucasus region a kargil for pipelines carrying oil and gas to world markets regional players like russia and turkey also at risk of becoming him broiled in the conflict and escalating it further. and i just. today we are at the side of our azerbaijani brother and in the defense of their homeland mania must immediately cease its attacks and sent back and mercenaries that have brought from abroad top one of dozens of people have been killed so far including civilians and hundreds more wounded at the request of germany and france the un security council is expected to hold emergency talks on choose day but with both sides accusing the other of starting the battle and of continuing to use heavy artillery a quick and clean break from the violence seems unlikely. all right to joining me now is our mean. deputy minister of foreign affairs of the region that nagorno-karabakh a very good day minister what is the situation right now in the nagorno-karabakh good thank you thank you for the opportunity t

in recent years the disputed region has seen fighting flair on a regular basis located in the south caucasus now going a car back is internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan but is controlled by ethnic armenian forces backed by armenia the conflict dates back to the dissolution of the soviet union ever since armenia and azerbaijan have claimed in a car back as their own territory a so-called frozen conflict that remains unresolved for decades later. in july hostilities flared up again 16 people were killed in the fighting the conflict has international ramifications turkey has expressed its support of azerbaijan while russia has provided armenia with military equipment. while world leaders are calling for a deescalation it seems on the ground the worrying signs are fanning the flames off their frozen conflict. we're joined now by deed to abuse correspondent in moscow ury chateau yuri what more can you tell us about these latest developments. well michael what we know from media reports is that there could both sides obviously have been blaming each other for attacking forests that th

delay world leaders fear the fighting could lead to full scale conflict which destabilizes the south caucasus region a cardle for pipelines carrying oil and gas to world markets regional players like russia and turkey are also at risk of becoming him broiled in the conflict and escalating it further. today we are at the side of our azerbaijani brother and in the defense of their homeland mania must immediately cease its attacks and send back the mercenaries that have brought from abroad. dozens of people have been killed so far including civilians and hundreds more wounded at the request of germany and france the u.n. security council is expected to hold emergency talks on choose day but with both sides accusing the other of starting the battle and of continuing to use heavy artillery acquitting claim break from the violence seems unlikely. u.s. president donald trump and his democratic challenger joe biden are preparing for their 1st television debate due to take place later on tuesday after the bombshell revelations by the new york times many voters want to know just how president trump wil

delay world leaders fear the fighting could lead to full scale conflict which destabilizes the south caucasus region a kargil for pipelines carrying oil and gas to world markets regional players like russia and turkey also at risk of becoming in broiled in the conflict and escalating it further. and i was there today we were at the side of our azerbaijani brother and in the defense of the homeland mania must immediately cease its attacks and send back the mercenaries that have brought from abroad. dozens of people have been killed so far including civilians and hundreds more wounded at the request of germany and france the u.n. security council is expected to hold emergency talks on choose day but with both sides accusing the other of starting the battle and of continuing to use heavy artillery a quick and clean break from the violence seems unlikely. u.s. president donald trump and his opponent to joe biden are preparing for their 1st t.v. debate to take place later on tuesday after the revelations by the new york times many voters want to know how trump will deal with the investigation into

light not of the outbreak of a widespread war in the south caucasus that we can now see could have unpredictable consequences it could spread beyond the region and in danger international security and stability if they had shut of a line there taking up arms in the regional capital to panic here mostly a means live here the media has controlled the region for decades but under international law it belongs to azerbaijan. azerbaijani officials have imposed martial law and curfews the government in baquba blames its neighbor for the new escalation. it's no secret that the 1st shot was also carried out by the armenian military. man a stone arch or turkey. has promised to back either by john there were joint military exercises in july which had to now have in a. pool cue cards. to touch one to destroy the armenians and armenia that's clear. a media is hoping for russian support but moscow and the e.u. have called for an end to the fighting. from all that story we're now joined by the obvious correspondents you're hanun istanbul and yuri richard so in moscow you're let's start with you this is a long

delay world leaders fear the fighting could lead to full scale conflict which destabilizes the south caucasus region a kargil for pipelines carrying oil and gas to world markets regional players like russia and turkey also at risk of becoming in broiled in the conflict and escalating it further. today we are at the side of our azerbaijani brother and in the defense of the homeland mania must immediately cease its attacks and sent back and mercenaries that have brought from abroad. dozens of people have been killed so far including civilians and hundreds more wounded at the request of germany and france the un security council is expected to hold emergency talks on choose day but with both sides accusing the other of starting the battle and of continuing to use heavy artillery a quick and clean break from the violence seems unlikely. well earlier we spoke with the deputy minister of foreign affairs our mina. and then we asked her if there are efforts underway to mediate a solution over this disputed territory well i guess as you know in 1904 the cease fire was signed between the sides it was t

nagorno-karabakh is in the south caucasus it's internationally recognized as part of. what is controlled by ethnic armenians and backed by all means forces as a result of the remote region has become a defacto breakaway republic. the near 40 year old conflict stems from the way the borders redrawn during the breakup of the soviet union with both on. there by jan claiming nagorno-karabakh as their way in the early ninety's hostilities between the 2 neighbors led to a full scale war that killed more than 30000 civilians and ended with a russian brokered cease fire in 1994. since then there have been regular missions in the area but the latest has been the most violent in the last 20 years the conflict has international ramifications russia has traditionally supported our media and provided weapons for its military . and is a major oil exporter to hear back. from the rhetoric that's coming out leaves us that leaves the saudi particularly king to talk. to. it would be a problematic conflict even without outside forces potentially being drawn in on both sides the escalation

is maintaining such dangerous behavior is fraught with the most devastating consequences for south caucasus and the adjacent regions international community must prevent with united efforts the dangerous development of events and stop efforts to destabilize the region or. both sides are claiming civilian and military casualties the president of azerbaijan says his forces came under attack 1st. the armed forces of a many are using various types of weapons including heavy artillery fired on our settlements as well as military positions from several directions as a result of the enemy shelling they are casualties among the civilian population and military personnel this is the disputed region are gone it's internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan but the main area of the region in red is under the control of armenian forces the surrounding territory and green also belongs to the by john but it too is controlled by armenia. hostilities involving a going to cut are nothing new as are by journey and armenia fought a 6 year war over the region that and it in a cease fire in 1904 both sides

going to kind of dark is a landlocked region in the south caucasus most of the territory is governed by the nagorno-karabakh republican a de facto independent state however the republicans not widely recognized going to the banks one of several border disputes left over from the collapse of the soviet union the republic seceded from azerbaijan in 1988 and declared itself independence this was followed by a bitter war 'd in 1992 to 94 the enclave is predominately populated by armenians martin some is a writer an independent journalist told us more about the underlying reasons behind the conflict. doesn't sound from the rhetoric that's coming out of either side that either side are particularly keen to talk. and you know this would be a problematic conflict even without outside forces potentially being drawn in on both sides the escalation we're seeing today is a bit of a mystery because it seems sort of blown up out of a blue sky but they'll see the conflict itself goes back to the ninety's initially and also of course to the drawing a bone drees between azerbaijan and elmina during t

translation: the outbreak of a large—scale war in the south caucasus, the brink of which we are standingt unpredictable consequences. it could go out of the region's borders and take wider volumes and threaten international security and stability. turkey expressed its solidarity with azerbaijan. russia called for an immediate ceasefire. the mountainous kara bakh was an autonomous region within soviet azerbaijan, populated largely by ethnic armenians. the two countries fought a war there in the early 1990s. armenia gained control over the territory and a number of adjacent azerbaijani districts following a 1994 ceasefire. azerbaijan has repeatedly expressed its frustration with a lack of progress in the decades long peace process. it is now resorting to a military solution to regain its territories. rayhan demytrie, bbc news. tens of thousands of opposition supporters in belarus have taken to the streets for the seventh consecutive sunday in protest at president alexander lu kashenka's disputed re—election last month. police say they've detained around 200 people. the protests centred on

ship oil and natural gas from azerbaijan to the world past close to not going to cut about the south caucasus pipeline on turkey's eastern mediterranean coast it takes gas from azerbaijan to the georgian turkish border you've got the baku tbilisi chohan pipeline which passes through the region 2 it carries more than a 1000000 barrels of oil a day most of that going to europe and on the armenian side too there's a russian pipeline which takes gas to media so there's a bit to talk about here we're going to do that with cornelia my oil analyst and see of my own resources joining us from ben in switzerland cornelia nice to see you a really good reminder isn't it you know we think about oil and gas we think about the middle east so much there is a lot of natural resources traveling through this area. there is a lot of natural resources through that area and the supra correctly pointed out it's not going directly through not going to look at about that's going slightly north off it and there was a good reason. as c.d.s. when they built the p.t.c. . tblisi pipeline when for the very expensive fruit

july has once again proved that it is the biggest obstacle to lasting peace and stability in the south caucasus. we are in favor of resolving the conflicts in the region as soon as possible especially when the corner cut about conflicts in line with the territorial integrity and sovereignty of azerbaijan in georgia and the resolutions of the united nations and the o.s.c. eat. the kashmir conflict which is also key to the stability and peace of south asia is still a burning issue. steps taken following the abolition of the special status of a job to kashmir further complicated the problem. we are in favor of solving this issue through dialogue within the framework of the united nations resolutions and especially in line with the expectations of the people of kashmir. distinguished delegates. behind the tensions existing in the eastern mediterranean for a while there are countries with the understanding of the winner takes it all. the futile steps to exclude our country had no chance of success. we do not have designs on anyone else's right remedy and illegitimate interests neither in the eastern

delay world leaders fear the fighting could lead to full scale conflict which destabilizes the south caucasus region a kargil for pipelines carrying oil and gas to world markets regional players like russia and turkey also at risk of becoming him broiled in the conflict and escalating it further. today we are at the side of our azerbaijani brother and in the defense of the homeland mania must immediately cease its attacks and send back the mercenaries that have brought from abroad. dozens of people have been killed so far including civilians and hundreds more wounded at the request of germany and france the un security council is expected to hold imagine some talks on choose day but with both sides accusing the other of starting the battle and of continuing to use heavy artillery a quick and clean break from the violence seems unlikely. earlier we spoke with the deputy minister of foreign affairs in the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh and we asked her about the prospects of finding a peaceful solution well i guess as you know in 1940 the cease fire was signed between the sites it was the

delay world leaders fear the fighting could lead to full scale conflict which destabilizes the south caucasus region a kargil for pipelines carrying oil and gas to world markets regional players like russia and turkey also at risk of becoming him broiled in the conflict and escalating it further. and that is that today we are at the side of our azerbaijani brother and in the defense of the homeland mania must immediately cease its attacks and send back the mercenaries that have brought from abroad to one of the dozens of people have been killed so far including civilians and hundreds more wounded at the request of germany and france the un security council is expected to hold emergency talks on choose day but with both sides accusing the other of starting the battle and of continuing to use heavy artillery acquitting claim break from the violence seems unlikely. you're watching daytime t.v. news from fallon will have more headlines for you have a top of the hour until then stay up to date on our web site at state every dot com i'm rebecca written thanks for watching. combating the corona pand