OSCE Chairman Bujar Osmani has said that he is deeply concerned by reports of military operations and the associated danger to civilians in Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno Karabakh.

“As OSCECiO I am deeply concerned by reports of military operations and the related danger for civilians in Stepanakert/Khankendi. I call for immediate deescalation. Peaceful dialogue should be the only option and humanitarian concerns must prevail,” he wrote on his X page.

He also wrote that today he will meet Azerbaijani’s and Azerbaijan’s foreign Minsiters Jeyhun Bayramov  and Ararat Mirzoyan at UN General Assembly in New York and “renew my call to continue diplomatic engagement and prioritize efforts towards sustainable peace.”

Earlier NEWS.am reported that Azerbaijan՛s Armed Forces started to use artillery along the entire line of contact in Nagorno Karabakh as of 1 p.m. on September 19, attempting to penetrate into the depth of the defense line of the Defense Forces of Nagorno Karabakh.

Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno Karabakh, as well as other settlements are under heavy sհelling now. The Human Rights Defender of Nagorno Karabakh, Gegham Stepanyan, reported that there are multiple casualties and injuries among civilians, including children.