Azerbaijani Armed Forces Gain Military Success In All Directions During Anti-Terrorist Operations - Defense Minister
Date
9/21/2023 6:09:39 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 21. Military
success has been achieved in the shortest possible time in the
course of localized anti-terrorist activities in Azerbaijan's
Karabakh region in all directions, Azerbaijani Minister of Defense
Colonel General Zakir Hasanov said during phone talks with Turkish
National Defense Minister Yashar Guler, Trend reports.
Hasanov emphasized that during anti-terrorist actions heroism,
courage and professionalism of Azerbaijani servicemen were highly
appreciated by Azerbaijani President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of
the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev.
In order to ensure the provisions of the Trilateral Statement,
suppress large-scale provocations in the Karabakh economic region,
disarm and withdraw Armenian armed forces formations from the
territories of Azerbaijan, neutralize their military
infrastructure, ensure the safety of civilians returning to the
territories liberated from occupation, civil servants involved in
construction-restoration works, and Azerbaijani military personnel,
as well as restore the constitutional order of Azerbaijan,
anti-terrorist activities of a local nature were carried out in the
region on September 19–20.
Within the framework of the activities, positions of Armenian
armed forces formations, their long-term firing points, as well as
military means and military facilities, were disrupted using
high-precision weapons in the front line and in depth. Civilians
and civilian infrastructure were not targets; only legitimate
military targets were put out of action.
Taking into account the appeal of the representatives of the
Armenian population of Karabakh through the Russian peacekeeping
contingent, an agreement was reached on September 20, 2023, at
13:00 (GMT+4) to cease anti-terrorist activities of a local nature
under the following conditions: the formations of the armed forces
of Armenia, Armenian illegal armed formations located in
Azerbaijan's Karabakh region, lay down their weapons, leave their
combat positions and military posts, and completely disarm; the
formations of the armed forces of Armenia leave the territory of
Azerbaijan; Armenian illegal armed groups are dissolved.
At the suggestion of the Presidential Administration of
Azerbaijan, a meeting with representatives of the Armenian
population of Karabakh was scheduled for September 21, 2023 in
Yevlakh.
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