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It is again war between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Verantwortlicher Autor: Carlo Marino Rome, 28.09.2020, 11:32 Uhr
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Rome [ENA] There is a very high tension in the Caucasus: it is again war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Fighting is taking place in the autonomous region of Nagorno Karabakh, where the Azerbaijani army first bombed the positions of the Armenian independence forces. The latter had attacked during the night, and then launched a counter-offensive. The Armenian separatists claim to have inflicted "losses" on the enemy and the

Armenian defense ministry from Yerevan reports that two Azerbaijani military helicopters have been shot down. Armenian separatists from the Azerbaijani autonomous region of Nagorno Karabakh declared martial law and "general mobilization" after Azerbaijani armed forces launched their counter-offensive. Meanwhile, both the Baku government and separatist rebels have reported that the fighting that has been going on since dawn of 27th September in Nagorno karabakh is causing "many casualties" in the civilian population. This is the worst Armenian-Azerbaijani crisis since 2016. The two former Caucasian Soviet republics fought a bloody war in the 1990s. A war that left about 30,000 dead on the ground.

It all began after Armenian separatists took control of the Azerbaijani region of Nagorno Karabakh in 1991, shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The European Union called through the High Represetative/Vice President Josep Borrell for an “immediate cessation of hostilities, de-escalation and for strict observance of the ceasefire. The return to negotiations of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, without peconditions, is needed urgently” . Russia has expressed deep concerns about the intense hostilities that persist in Nagorno-Karabakh and is ready to undertake mediation efforts.

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in particular, contacted his counterpart in Yerevan Zohrab Mnatsakanyan in the wake of renewed fighting between the two post-Soviet nations. The Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev has made the following statement as the armed forces of Armenia violated the ceasefire regime on September 27. The statement reads: “As it has already been reported by the Ministry of Defense, around 06:00 hours, on 27 September 2020, the armed forces of Armenia blatantly violated the ceasefire regime and using large-caliber weapons, mortar launchers and artillery launched

an intensive attack on the positions of the armed forces of Azerbaijan along the frontline, as well as the villages of Gapanli of Tartar district, Chiragli and Orta Garavand of Aghdam district, Alkhanli and Shukurbayli of Fuzuli district and Jojug Marjanli of Jabrayil district. The bombardment of densely populated civilian areas and installations situated along the front line by Armenia's armed forces has been deliberate and targeted. There are reports of dead and wounded among civilians and military servicemen. Extensive damage has been inflicted on many homes and civilian infrastructure. The armed forces of Armenia continue with the bombardment of our positions and residential areas along the frontline.

Armenia's deliberate targeting of residential areas and the civilians is a gross violation of the international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Convention of 1949. Targeting the civilian population is a tactic incorporated in the combat training of Armenia's armed forces, and the Khojaly genocide perpetrated in February 1992 has been a vivid testimony to that. According to the international law, Armenian armed forces' strikes against the positions of Azerbaijan's army, against the civilians and civilian infrastructure, with the use of large- caliber weapons, are Armenia's yet another military aggression and an act of the use of force against Azerbaijan.

The armed forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan are undertaking necessary counter-offensive measures to prevent Armenia's another military aggression and ensure the security of the civilian population. Azerbaijan has issued repeated warnings to the international community that Armenia is preparing for a new act of aggression and war. Azerbaijan has repeatedly stated that Armenia's ongoing military aggression against Azerbaijan and the presence of the armed forces of Armenia in Azerbaijan's occupied territories have remained a significant threat to regional peace and security.

With the General Debate at the UN General Assembly's 75th Session underway and the world fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, Armenia's political-military leadership has resorted to another military adventure and a provocation. By doing so, Armenia's leadership demonstrated once again a flagrant disregard for the international law, UN Charter and the international community. The responsibility for the present situation and future developments lie squarely with Armenia's political-military leadership".

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