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Azerbaijan dismisses Armenian sabotage claims

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict Materials 21 October 2016 20:05 (UTC +04:00)
The information spread by Armenia, claiming that units of the Azerbaijani army carried out a reconnaissance and sabotage operation and suffered losses in the evening of Oct. 20, does not correspond to reality
Azerbaijan dismisses Armenian sabotage claims

Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 21

By Elchin Mehdiyev – Trend:

The information spread by Armenia, claiming that units of the Azerbaijani army carried out a reconnaissance and sabotage operation and suffered losses in the evening of Oct. 20, does not correspond to reality, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said Oct. 21.

The ministry said this information by Armenia is once again aimed at aggravating the situation on the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops.

“Azerbaijani units have not carried out a reconnaissance and sabotage operation and have not suffered losses. The operational situation on the frontline is completely controlled by us. The retaliatory steps from our side to prevent any act of enemy sabotage will be tough and decisive,” the ministry said.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

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