(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Vugar Khalilov
Azerbaijani Defense Minister Col-Gen Zakir Hasanov and his
Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar have discussed the clashes that
erupted on the Azerbaijan-Armenia border on September 12-13,
Azernews reports, citing the ministry.
In a telephone conversation on September 13, Hasanov informed
his colleague about the clashes that occurred as a result of
Armenia's large-scale provocations along the Azerbaijani-Armenian
state border in the Dashkasan, Kalbajar, and Lachin directions. He
stressed that the opposing side was resolutely suppressed.
Akar, for his part, offered his condolences to the servicemen,
who become Shahids (Martyrs) as a result of a provocation by the
Armenian military forces, and wished the injured speedy
recovery.
He emphasized that Turkiye, as it has always done, stands by
Azerbaijan.
During the phone call, the ministers of the two nations
exchanged lengthy opinions on the incident that had happened.
To recap, 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 13. At night, Armenian sabotage groups mined
land and supply roads linking the positions of the Azerbaijani 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.
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.
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