(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Sabina Mammadli
Azerbaijani Foreign Jeyhun Bayramov and US Assistant Secretary
of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried discussed
the ongoing clashes and tension as a result of large-scale
provocation by Armenia, Azernews reports.
The discussion took place during a phone conversation on
September 13.
During the conversation, the Azerbaijani Minister informed the
opposite side of the large-scale provocations of the armed forces
of Armenia on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border areas, as well as the
measures taken to prevent military threats to the territory and
sovereignty of the country, as well as to ensure the safety of the
military personnel, including civilian workers involved in
infrastructure works.
Bayramov emphasized that the increase in fires from Armenia at
Azerbaijan's positions and civilian targets over the past month,
the increase in tension along the borders of Azerbaijan, as well as
the ongoing mine planting, is an indication that Armenia has been
preparing for a large-scale military provocation.
It was brought to the attention that the aggression of the
Armenian side against Azerbaijan grossly violates the fundamental
norms and principles of international law, as well as the
provisions of the trilateral statements signed between the leaders
of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Russia and the agreements reached
between Azerbaijan and Armenia, thereby completely contradicting
the ongoing normalization and the peace process.
Further, Bayramov stressed that Azerbaijan is not interested in
whipping up military tension at a time when large-scale restoration
and construction works were being carried out in the liberated
territories of the country.
In turn, Donfried expressed her concern about the growing
tension and military clashes in the region and called for an
immediate cessation of hostilities.
To recap, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has reported that
during the night of September 13, units of the Armenian armed
forces committed large-scale provocations in the Dashkasan,
Kalbajar, and Lachin directions of the Azerbaijani-Armenian state
border. As a result, there were losses among the military
personnel, the military infrastructure was damaged.
Units of the Azerbaijan Army deployed in these directions are
taking decisive retaliatory measures in order to suppress
provocations committed by the Armenian armed forces and military
threats to the territory and sovereignty of Azerbaijan, to ensure
the safety of the military personnel, including civilian workers
involved in infrastructure work in the territory of Kalbajar and
Lachin districts.
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