YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS. Foreign Minister of Lithuania Linas Linkevicius says he closely follows the worrying developments taking place between Armenia and Artsakh.

“Monitoring worrying developments between Armenia and Azerbaijan very closely. I strongly call for deescalation. Peaceful solution is the only possible solution”, the Lithuanian FM said on Twitter.

On September 27 early morning the Azerbaijani military has launched a massive cross-border artillery attack on Artsakh, including on civilian settlements. Peaceful settlements are also under bombardment, including the capital city of Stepanakert.

The Azerbaijani side suffered losses in its military equipment.

Dozens of civilians in Artsakh were wounded as a result of the Azerbaijani attack. A woman and a child were killed in the Azerbaijani attack.

Reporting by Anna Grigoryan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan