Armenia turns to US for support, security official accuses Azerbaijan of using 'force' to resolve disputes

Armenia's National Security advisor spoke with Fox News Digital on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly last week and noted the growing importance of his country's relationship with the U.S.

Fighting broke out between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Sept. 13 when Azeri forces launched an attack against their western neighbor. The attack led to about 50 deaths on both sides, and each nation's officials accused the others of provocation over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.  Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news. 

Nagorno-Karabakh, populated mostly by Armenians, was an autonomous region inside Azerbaijan during the Soviet era. Historic tensions between Christian Armenians and mostly Muslim Azerbaijanis, exploded in the final years of the Soviet Union. The mountainous area is around the size of Delaware.