(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Qabil Ashirov read more Armenia and the separatist Regime in Karabakh have once again
aggravated tension in part of Karabakh under the temporary control
of the Russian peacekeeping contingent.
The Azerbaijani Defence Ministry has blamed Armenia for the
transportation of military equipment, ammunition and personnel to
Karabakh through the unpaved road from Armenia.
In a statement, the ministry said that operational information
was received about the transportation of military equipment,
ammunition, and personnel from Armenia to Azerbaijani territories
under the temporary control of the Russian peacekeepers, using the
Xankandi-Xalfali-Tursu dirt road.
“In the morning of 5 March, to verify the received information,
units of the Azerbaijani army attempted to stop and inspect
vehicles transporting illegal military supplies. The opposing side
opened fire and there were casualties and injuries from both sides
as a result of the firefight,” the statement said.
Later the Defence Ministry confirmed that two of its servicemen
were killed, naming them as senior lieutenant Alibayli Sahriyar,
and Huseynov Esqin.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry in a statement accused Armenia
of hypocrisy and reluctance to quit occupying policies.
“Such acts of aggression and provocations demonstrate that
Armenia has not abandoned its occupation policy against Azerbaijan,
that Armenia's views on the peace agenda are nothing but hypocrisy,
and that Armenia is not interested in establishing peace and
security in the region. These actions once again prove the
necessity of applying the border control-exit regime between
Azerbaijan and Armenia.
“In order to prevent such military provocations, Azerbaijan
demands the implementation of the Trilateral Declaration, an end to
the transportation of illegal weapons and ammunition, personnel,
and mines from Armenia, and the immediate withdrawal of the
Armenian armed forces from the territories of Azerbaijan,” the
Foreign Ministry added.
Today's armed incident once again confirms that the Armenian
military-political leadership continues to commit sabotage and
provocations against Azerbaijan, supplying weapons and ammunition,
as well as manpower, to Azerbaijani territory. It is obvious that
Yerevan continues the policy of aggression, despite the
pseudo-peaceful rhetoric of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Azerbaijan brought to the attention of the command of the
Russian peacekeeping contingent that the fulfillment of the clauses
of the trilateral declaration must be unconditionally and fully
ensured, the Defense Ministry said, adding that the only road that
can be used between the Karabakh economic region and Armenia is the
Xankandi-Lacin road.
The ministry once again reminded the command of the Russian
peacekeeping contingent that the transportation of goods for
military and other purposes on other routes is absolutely
inadmissible, adding that facts of the transportation of weapons,
ammunition, and other military equipment, including mines, fuel,
and manpower from Armenia to the Karabakh economic region have been
established before.
Azerbaijan has repeatedly warned the international community
about the transportation of mines along the mentioned route.
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