MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A new wave of violence occurred on Sunday in the disputed region between Armenia and Azerbaijan, with both sides accusing each other of violating the ceasefire that has been in place since 1994.
"Today, during the new telephone conversation between the CSTO Secretary General and the heads of Armenian Foreign and Defense ministries, the dynamics of the situation in the zone of an armed conflict was discussed," Zaynetdinov told RIA Novosti.
At least 32 dead from clashes in #Nagorno-#Karabakh https://t.co/BTszep8fNP pic.twitter.com/nt1CF4ofXT
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The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh began in 1988, when the Armenian-dominated autonomous region sought to secede from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, before proclaiming independence after the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991. In September 2015, the conflict escalated, with the sides blaming each other for violating the truce.