(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Vugar Khalilov
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has condemned the Armenian
military-political leadership over the deadly clashes that erupted
on the state border over the night of September 12-13, Azernews
reports, citing the ministry.
“We declare once again that the military-political leadership of
Armenia bears the entire responsibility for the provocations,
confrontation, and losses,” the ministry said in a statement.
According to the ministry, units of the Armenian armed forces
carried out large-scale provocations along the Azerbaijani-Armenian
state border in Dashkasan, Kalbajar, and Lachin directions during
the night of September 12. At night, Armenian sabotage groups mined
land and supply roads linking the positions of the Azerbaijan army
units in different directions, taking advantage of the area's steep
topography and existing ravine gaps.
Clashes between the sides ensued as a result of the urgent
efforts made by the Azerbaijani armed forces to quell these
activities.
“The Armenian armed forces stationed in the directions of
Basarkechar, Istisu, Garakilsa, and Gorus settlements, using
various caliber weapons and mortars subjected to intensive fire
some positions, shelters, and strongholds of the Azerbaijan Army in
the territory of Dashkasan, Kalbajar, and Lachin districts. As a
result, there were losses among the military personnel, and the
military infrastructure was damaged,” the ministry detailed.
The Azerbaijan military units stationed in these areas took
decisive retaliatory measures to suppress the provocations of the
Armenian armed forces and military threats to Azerbaijan's
territory and sovereignty, as well as to ensure the safety of
military personnel, including civilian workers involved in
infrastructure construction in Kalbajar and Lachin districts, the
ministry emphasized.
“Necessary measures are being taken to suppress the firing
points of the Armenian armed forces and to prevent the expansion of
the scale of the confrontation. There are losses among the manpower
and combat equipment of the Armenian armed forces involved in
sabotage operations,” it stressed.
The ministry added that over the past month, the Armenian armed
forces, using various calibers of weapons, periodically and
systematically fired on Azerbaijani military positions in the
districts of Lachin, Gadabay, Dashkasan, and Kalbajar on the state
border. At the same time, Armenia was seen concentrating offensive
weaponry, heavy artillery, and military forces around the
Azerbaijani border.
“All these once again prove that Armenia is getting prepared for
a large-scale military provocation,” the ministry emphasized.
According to the ministry, by resorting to provocations, Armenia
is seeking to slow down the large-scale civil infrastructure
projects carried out by Azerbaijan in the liberated border areas,
as well as to raise tensions along the Azerbaijani borders.
More details on the incident will be made available to the
public, the ministry said.
---
Follow us on Twitter
@AzerNewsAz
MENAFN13092022000195011045ID1104855241
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.