Baku, Azerbaijan, July 8
Trend:
Armenian media reports saying that allegedly Azerbaijani armed forces staged a “provocation” in Aghdam section of the frontline early July 8 are false, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry told Trend July 8.
Armenian leadership, aiming to divert the public attention from the unstable political situation in Armenia, attempts to aggravate the situation on the frontline again by spreading such false information, said the ministry.
Azerbaijan, remaining committed to the ceasefire regime, only takes measures to prevent Armenian provocations, added Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry.
The Defense Ministry reiterated that the operative situation on the frontline is under the full control of Azerbaijani armed forces. Any provocation staged by Armenia on the frontline will be strongly suppressed, said the ministry, adding that Armenia’s military-political leadership is fully responsible for all the possible incidents.
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.