Azerbaijan has 'declared war' on Armenian people: PM Nikol Pashinyan

Armenia's acting prime minister Nikol Pashinyan. Credit: AFP Photo

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Sunday that arch-foe Azerbaijan has declared war on his people after heavy fighting erupted along the frontlines of contested territory.

Azerbaijan's "authoritarian regime has once again declared war on the Armenian people," Pashinyan said in a televised statement, adding, "we are on the brink of a full-scale war in the South Caucasus, which might have unpredictable consequences."