Hundreds rally in Uruguay to protest Azerbaijan’s aggression in Karabakh

PanARMENIAN.Net - About 300 people demonstrated in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Wednesday, April 13 to protest Azerbaijan's aggression against the people of Nagorno Karabakh, Prensa Armenia reports.

"The demonstration was held days ago in Buenos Aires and Cordoba, in Argentina. It will further be organized in Sao Paulo, Brazil, having already been held in all the other major capitals of the world," said Federico Waneskahian member of Armenian National Committee of Uruguay, to EFE agency.

"Those events will keep occuring if measures are not taken to punish and clearly define the aggressor and condemn Azerbaijan's violence," he added.

Joining the demonstration were Tourism Minister Liliam Kechichian, Senator Ruben Martinez Huelmo, Deputy Daniel Radio and former Vice Chancellor Belela Herrera.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay issued a statement days ago, expressing "serious concern" over the matter and urging the parties to "respect the ceasefire and end hostilities."

The parties to the Karabakh conflict agreed on a bilateral cessation of fire along the contact line which came into force at midday, April 5.

Prior to that, 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.

The Armenian side has suffered 74 combat losses, 122 more were wounded. One soldier is still missing.

The Azerbaijani side has lost 26 tanks and 4 infantry fighting vehicles, as well as 1 BM-21 Grad multipl e rocket launcher, 1 engineering vehicle, 2 military helicopters and 14 unmanned aerial vehicles. The Azerbaijani side has admitted the loss of 31 fighters, 1 helicopter and 1 unmanned drone, whereas the Armenian side's photo and video materials show dozens of killed Azerbaijani troops, 1 helicopter and 3 UAVs. Opposition media outlets, however, reported on the death of 95 Azerbaijani soldiers, stating that 39 more have been wounded. According to Karabakh authorities, 300 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in clashes.

14 Karabakh tanks have been neutralized since April 2.