Azerbaijani Defense Ministry Denies Russian Mod Info As Wide Of The Mark
(MENAFN- AzerNews) The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has expressed its regret for
the biased information released by Russian Defense Ministry over
the shootout in Karabakh by Armenian separatists on 5 March, who
tried to smuggle in weapons, ammunitions from Armenia.
'We regretfully note that on March 6, the Ministry of Defense of
the Russian Federation distorted the facts and spread untruthful
information in its bulletin regarding the armed incident that took
place yesterday on the Khankendi-Khalfali-Turssu dirt road'.
'We inform that on March 5, on the basis of operative
information, the Azerbaijan army Units attempted to stop and
inspect the vehicle of the Armenian military formations
transporting illegal military supplies. While approaching the
vehicle, Azerbaijani servicemen were subjected to fire from weapons
by the members of the Armenian armed detachment inside the vehicle,
as a result of which two servicemen became Shehids (Martyrs) and
one was wounded. Three members of the illegal Armenian detachment
were killed and one was wounded by the return fire. It is
hypocritical to present these servicemen, fully equipped with
weapons and ammunition, as police officers performing a 'passport
and visa' service.
The spread information about providing first aid by representatives
of the Russian peacekeeping forces and the evacuation of
Azerbaijani servicemen who were injured as a result of the incident
is also not true. The evacuation of Azerbaijan Army's Shehids
(Martyrs) and wounded servicemen from the territory was carried out
by its servicemen.
Contrary to the provisions of the Trilateral Statement, Armenia
continues to supply weapons, ammunition, and other military means
to illegal Armenian armed formations in the Karabakh economic
region of Azerbaijan, and military personnel rotation is also
carried out. In order to immediately prevent such unacceptable
situations, the Russian peacekeeping forces must completely fulfill
the assigned duties.
It should be noted that the policy of mine terror carried out by
Armenia against Azerbaijan is still ongoing. Despite the repeated
warnings, mines illegally transported to Azerbaijan and buried in
its territory lead to casualties among civilians and servicemen of
the country. Thus, on March 4, a serviceman of the Azerbaijan Army
became Shehid as a result of a mine explosion in the Karabakh
economic region. The facts of mass transportation of
2021-Armenia-produced mines through the Lachin road and their
burial in the territory of Azerbaijan were established, and a visit
of representatives of the Turkish-Russian Joint Monitoring Center
and military attaches to this territory was organized to
investigate the facts.
In August 2022, the Azerbaijan Army conducted the 'Revenge'
operation in response to such actions of Armenia and illegal
Armenian armed formations and the death of our serviceman who
became Shehid.
We warn once again that the transportation of military cargo by
Armenia to the territory of Azerbaijan, the dispatch and rotation
of the Armenian armed forces' military personnel must be stopped
immediately and permanently, and that the Armenian troops must be
completely withdrawn from the territory of our country. Otherwise,
the Azerbaijani side will have to take decisive and necessary
measures by using all possibilities in order to disarm and
neutralize illegal gunmen.
Such actions of Armenia are considered as a continuation of
military aggression.
The events occurred and the continuation of illegal military
transportation by Armenia to the sovereign territories of
Azerbaijan once again confirm the need to ensure the control regime
on the Lachin road located in the territory of Azerbaijan,' the
ministry added.
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