The UN Security Council on Tuesday called on Armenian and Azerbaijani forces to "immediately stop fighting" over the breakaway region of Nagorny Karabakh, after three days of deadly clashes, according to a statement seen by AFP. The council's 15 members "voiced support for the call by the Secretary General on the sides to immediately stop fighting, de-escalate tensions and return to meaningful negotiations without delay," they said in a statement adopted unanimously during emergency talks on the conflict. phr/sst/ft