(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 30. On September
30, President of the European Council Charles Michel made a phone
call to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
European Council President Charles Michel expressed his concern
over the outbreak of military operations on the line of contact,
underlining the need for a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
Highlighting the situation over the ongoing military provocation
committed by Armenia against Azerbaijan on September 27, President
Ilham Aliyev noted that 14 Azerbaijani civilians as well as
servicemen were killed as a result of heavy artillery fire opened
by the Armenian side on the positions of the Azerbaijani armed
forces and residential settlements along the line of contact.
President Ilham Aliyev said that the Azerbaijani Army was
conducting a counter-offensive in response. 'The Armenian
leadership is deliberately violating the negotiation process,' the
Azerbaijani President noted. 'The Armenian prime minister's
statement 'Nagorno-Karabakh is Armenia' deals a serious blow to the
negotiation process, while his statement 'Azerbaijan should
negotiate with Nagorno-Karabakh' is an attempt to change the format
of the negotiations, which is also unacceptable, as stated by the
leadership of the Minsk Group as well.'
The head of state emphasized that Armenia was conducting a
policy of illegal settlement of foreign citizens in the occupied
territories of Azerbaijan, which is a gross violation of
international law, and a war crime under the Geneva Convention.
President Ilham Aliyev mentioned that the Armenian Prime Minister
had decided to set up military units consisting of tens of
thousands of volunteers even before the military clashes broke out
on September 27, which meant that Armenia was preparing for another
aggression.
The head of state noted that the political and military
leadership of Armenia bore responsibility for further development
of events in the wake of the military provocation of Armenia.
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