Moscow: Preparations For Peace Deal Between Yerevan, Baku Underway
Date
9/16/2022 6:08:16 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Vugar Khalilov
Despite the current rise of tension, work on a peace treaty
between Yerevan and Baku has not ceased, Russian Foreign Ministry
Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during a weekly briefing, Azernews
reports.
'This is the main priority. The Russian side is providing the
necessary assistance,' Zakharova said.
She added that Igor Khovayev, Russian Foreign Minister's Special
Representative, visited Baku on September 8-9 and Yerevan on
September 13-14 to discuss the draft peace deal.
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 on
September 12, 2022, starting late at night. The 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, 71 armed forces 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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