Azeri troops conducting a combat operation during clashes between Armenian separatists and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh (An image from the website of the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry on September 28, 2020) (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Germany and France requested the meeting and other European council members, including Belgium, Britain and Estonia, immediately supported the idea. 

Russia, Iran, Spain, and Turkey have called for a ceasefire, and the EU has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities, de-escalation, and a strict observance of the ceasefire.