Following the large-scale military actions unleashed by ‪Azerbaijan‬ against ‪Artsakh‬, Foreign Minister Edward ‪Nalbandian on April 2 and 3 had a number of phone talks with his foreign counterparts, briefing them about the situation on the line of contact between ‪Nagorno Karabakh‬ and Azerbaijan.

Nalbandian discussed the recent developments with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov‬, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, OSCE‬ Chairperson-in-Office and German foreign policy chief Frank-Walter Steinmeier, ‪ Secretary General of Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland, CSTO‬ Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha, OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs Igor Popov, James Warlick, Pierre Andrieu and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, as well as EU‬ Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Herbert Salber.

Armenia’s Ambassadors to foreign countries and Permanent Representatives to international organizations provide regular updates on frontline developments to the authorities of hosting countries and heads of international organizations.

Dozens of countries and international organizations condemned the resumption of military actions, called upon the immediate cessation of fire and emphasized that the exclusively peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh‬ conflict has no alternative.

On the night of April 1-2, Azerbaijani armed forces initiated overt offensive operations in the southern, southeastern and northeastern directions of the line of contact with Nagorno Karabakh.

As many as 18 Karabakh servicemen were killed and 35-40 were wounded in the course of military operations. A civilian, 11-year-old Vaghinak Grigoryan was also killed, with 6 other civilians, including two kids, wounded.

As of April 4, the Azerbaijani side has lost 18 tanks and over 5 armored vehicles, including an IFV, as well as 2 military helicopters and 3 unmanned aerial vehicles.

One Karabakh tank has been destroyed so far.