(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Vugar Khalilov
Azerbaijani Defense Minister Col-Gen Zakir Hasanov has briefed
his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar on the current situation on the
state border with Armenia, Azernews reports, citing the
ministry.
In a phone conversation, Hasanov detailed the current
operational situation on the Azerbaijani-Armenian state border,
emphasizing that all provocations of the Armenian military forces
were decisively quashed.
Akar, for his part, stressed that the Turkish armed forces
constantly give moral support to the Azerbaijan Army.
A comprehensive exchange of views on the situation on the
Azerbaijan-Armenia state border took place between the
ministers.
Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also described
the recent Armenian provocations as“unacceptable”, voicing support
for Azerbaijan, Azernews reports, citing the Turkish media.
'May Allah rest the souls of our Azerbaijani brothers who became
martyrs during the recent clashes on the Azerbaijan-Armenia border.
I express my condolences to the Azerbaijani people and wish
recovery to the wounded. The whole world should know that Turkiye,
as always, is with its Azerbaijani brothers,' Erdogan stressed.
To recap, units of the Armenian armed forces carried out
large-scale provocations along the Azerbaijani-Armenian state
border in the 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.
The 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, 50 armed forces personnel, including 42
Azerbaijan Army servicemen and 8 State Border Service personnel
were killed, 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.
As of September 14, the Armenian government reported 105 losses
among military personnel.
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