"There occurred a sharp escalation of tension in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on September 27. The positions of the Artsakh Republic Defense Army were subjected to massive artillery fire and air strikes from the Azerbaijani armed forces. There is being received the information on civilian casualties.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia calls on the international community to stop the aggression against the Republic of Artsakh and create the necessary conditions to reduce the escalation of the armed conflict in the region, " the statement says.

Abkhazia is convinced that there is no alternative to the peaceful settlement of the conflict between the Republic of Artsakh and Azerbaijan within the framework of the existing internationally recognized mechanism - OSCE Minsk Group.