아제르바이잔 남북 동시 진격…아르메니아 "심각한 상황"<br /><br />Heavy fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan continued in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh for the 19th consecutive day on Thursday.<br />The two countries had agreed on a Russia-brokered ceasefire starting last Saturday, but the temporary truce deal has become meaningless.<br />For more on this and other news around the world, let's turn to our Kim Jae-hee.<br />Jae-hee, give us the details.<br />Mok-yeon, hundreds of people have been killed in violence between the two sides that erupted on September 27th, amid a continuous exchange of accusations and threats.<br />Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of shelling the Nagorno-Karabakh's capital.<br />Azerbaijan has warned it will take control of all regions surrounding the breakaway territory, if Armenia doesn't stand down.<br />The Azerbaijan President also accused Armenia of trying to attack its gas and oil pipelines on Wednesday, the same day the Armenian Prime Minister vowed not to back down.<br />"If Armenia tries to put their ugly plans to make the gas pipelines out of order into practice, the response will be very severe for them."<br />"At this crucial moment, we will not back down, because this is a crucial war for our people.<br />The two former Soviet republics have been locked in a territorial dispute for decades over Nagorno-Karabakh, which is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but is controlled by ethnic Armenian forces.<br />As the Soviet Union fell apart three decades ago, Nagorno-Karabakh voted to become part of Armenia sparking a war over the region from 1992 to 1994.<br />
