Azerbaijan Diplomats Urge World Community to Stop Armenia from Next Aggressive Actions

Islamabad; 08 Oct 2020 – Simra Kiani/ Zakia Rasheed ; Ambassador of Azerbaijan H.E Ali Alizade and Military Attache Col Mehman Novruzov has said that Azerbaijan is thankful to Pakistan and Turkey for their unequivocal support to Azerbaijan for a just cause on Nagorno Karabakh. They said that Pakistan is supporting on diplomatic front and the rumors that Pakistan is fighting along side Azerbaijan against Armenia are baseless. They said that Irani movement of troops and weapons to our common border is supposed to be for their own border protection that is their right.

Both Azerbaijani representatives were addressing to a press conference here to brief Pakistani press and media persons about Armenian aggression against Azerbaijan. A large number of press representatives and electronic media persons attended the press conference depicting how much importance Pakistan media is attaching to the fight for Nagorno Karabakh , occupied by Armenia.

They urged the world community to take a principled stand, and condemn the next Armenia’s aggressive actions. This country, which does not comply with the norms and principles of international law is regularly targeting more cities and other civilian settlements. South Caucasus will never have peace and security until Armenia liberates the occupied lands.

They Thanked Pakistan, Turkey for their unequivocal support and to other countries which put principle position and support Azerbaijan’s just cause.

Mr. Samir Guliyev, Second Secretary in his introductory remarks briefed the press and media how on September 27, 2020 the armed forces of Armenia blatantly violating the ceasefire regime launched another aggression against Azerbaijan.As a result of Armenian deliberate targeting of civilian population in the towns and villages, including Mingachevir, Ganja the largest cities of Azerbaijan and according to the information of 8 October 2020, 12:00, 31 civilians were killed and around 150 wounded, meanwhile 576 houses and 72 civilian facilities were destroyed.

He said that in order to repel another military aggression by Armenia and to ensure the security of its civilians, armed forces of Azerbaijan undertook counter-offensive measures.
Trying to compensate serious losses apart from mercenaries, Armenia has taken steps to involve foreign nationals from different countries, mainly of Armenian origin, into its armed units illegally deployed in the temporarily occupied territories of Azerbaijan.This is a totally illegal action and according to the UN Security Council resolution No.2178 (2014) these individuals are defined as “foreign terrorist fighters”.

“In most cases, the Government of Armenia and Armenian Diaspora organizations in third countries make calls on Diaspora members to expeditiously join armed units of Armenia in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. They are organizing ticket sales and fund raising for this purpose.” Mr Samir Concluded.

Col Mehman Novruzov, Military Attache in his multimedia presentation highlighted that In order to ensure safety and security of civilian population, Azerbaijan Army has launched counter offensive peace enforcement operation against Armenian provocation.
By 7 October 2020, Azerbaijan Army troops have liberated total of 25 villages and 1 city.
For October 7, 2020 the Armenian Army has following losses: –
o Tanks& ACVs – 250
o Artillery & MLRS – 270
o Air Defence Systems – 60
o Command & Control Centers & Command Observation Posts – 11
o Ammunition Depot – 8
o Military vehicles – 150
o S-300 Air Defence System – 1
Armenia spreads following fake information and groundless accusations towards Azerbaijan, trying to involve 3rd Parties in the conflict: –
o as if, Turkish troops are involved and Turkish F-16 take part in the ongoing military operations, which has no grounds and evidence.
o as if, Syrian terrorists are brought into Karabakh to participate in the operations.

Azerbaijan has repeatedly denied these accusations and stated that these are nothing more than fake information. Azerbaijan has 10 million population and Army with about 100 thousand manpower, which is sufficient number to fight a war with Armenian Forces, which is far less in number.

Azerbaijan understands that using such groundless and nonsense fake information Armenia intends to overshadow recent achievements of Azerbaijan Army, as well as associate this operation with terrorism, thus divert international community’s attention from Armenia’s recent provocative misadventures.

In fact, Azerbaijan has evidences from reliable intelligence sources that Armenia has transported hundreds of PKK and YPG-linked terrorists from various countries of Middle East and placed them in Nagorno-Karabakh to fight Azerbaijan. Recently, Azerbaijan troops have eliminated number of Kurdish fighters in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.

Ambassador H.E. Mr. Ali Alizada said that the regular Armenian military aggression and attacks against Azerbaijan. UN Security Council’s and other international organizations’ resolutions and their demands on the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Armenian troops from the occupied Azerbaijani territories.Armenia, acting contrary to negotiation process and is trying to consolidate the status quo regime based on occupation.

The provocations carried out by the Armenian leadership, both in word and in deed, including the visit to occupied Shusha to participate in the inauguration of the self-proclaimed regime in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, the provocative “Karabakh is Armenia” statement made in the occupied city of Khankendi, the introduction of a “new war for new territories” concept by the occupying country, putting forward 7 pre-conditions in the conflict settlement negotiations, as well as attempts to change the talks format, have dealt a blow to the conflicts settlement process mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs.

Counter-offensive operations of Azerbaijan against Armenian attacks are carried out within internationally recognized territories of Azerbaijan and in compliance with the 51st article of the UN Charter (right of self-defence). The responsibility for the escalation of the situation on the front line lies directly with the Armenian military-political leadership.

As mentioned by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr.Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan has no military targets in Armenia, the war, which began with the current provocations of the occupying country is being waged in the historical territories of our country, Azerbaijan’s counter-offensive operation is aimed at liberating our lands and forcing Armenia to make peace.

Armenian Armed Forces in violation of the norms and principles of international law, in particular international humanitarian law, and the 1949 Geneva Conventions are directly targeting civilians & civilian infrastructure in order to provoke panic among Azerbaijani nation, but Azerbaijani nation is strongly united against Armenian aggression. Attacking civilians from its own territory (far away from conflict zone) Armenia aims to instigate Azerbaijan to retaliate and as a result to involve CSTO military block into the conflict, which Armenia is a member of.

Azerbaijan urges the world community to take a principled stand, and condemn the next Armenia’s aggressive actions.This country, which does not comply with the norms and principles of international law is regularly targeting more cities and other civilian settlements.South Caucasus will never have peace and security until Armenia liberates the occupied lands.