Armenia is seeking a response from the European Court of Human Rights

Today, Armenia urgently turned to the European Court of Human Rights to request temporary measures against Azerbaijan, where fighting continues in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, the Court announced today.

The spokeswoman of the Court stated that today they received a request from Armenia to take temporary measures and that the request is being considered.

The court, which is the legal arm of the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe, is called upon to act under Article 39 of its rules, which allows it to take emergency action when there is an imminent risk of irreparable harm.

"The Government of Armenia requests the Court to order the Government of Azerbaijan to cease military attacks against the civilian population along the entire line of contact between the Armenian Armed Forces and Nagorno-Karabakh, to cease indiscriminate attacks and to cease targeting the civilian population, civilian property and settlements," the Court stated. in the announcement.

At least 68 people have been killed since yesterday in fighting between Nagorno-Karabakh separatists, backed by Armenia and Azerbaijan, according to figures released today. Because of the conflict, it is feared that an open war will begin between Baku and Yerevan.

During the 1992-1994 conflict, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and seven neighboring regions. Since 1992, negotiations on a peaceful solution to the conflict have been held within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group, which is chaired by Russia, the USA and France.

Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan's separatist region with a majority Armenian population, has been evading Baku's control since a war in the early 1990s that killed 30.000 people. In the event of such a war, serious destabilization of the region is feared, especially if Turkey and Russia, which have opposite interests in the South Caucasus, intervene in the conflict.

During the 1992-1994 conflict, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and seven neighboring regions. Since 1992, negotiations on a peaceful solution to the conflict have been held within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group, which is chaired by Russia, the USA and France.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have been members of the Council of Europe since 2001.