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Armenian community in fear, panic – Azerbaijani defense ministry

Politics Materials 14 April 2016 14:55 (UTC +04:00)
The Armenian side has published some of its losses the country incurred as a result of the recent military action, after which the Armenian community fell into state of fear and panic
Armenian community in fear, panic – Azerbaijani defense ministry

Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr. 14

Trend:

The Armenian side has published some of its losses the country incurred as a result of the recent military action, after which the Armenian community fell into state of fear and panic, the press service of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told Trend Apr. 14.

On the night of April 2, 2016, all the frontier positions of Azerbaijan were subjected to heavy fire from the Armenian side, which used large-caliber weapons, mortars and grenade launchers. The armed clashes resulted in deaths and injuries among the Azerbaijani population. Azerbaijan responded with a counter-attack, which led to liberation of several strategic heights and settlements.

Military operations were stopped on the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian armies on Apr. 5 at 12:00 (UTC/GMT + 4 hours) with the consent of the sides, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry earlier said. Ignoring the agreement, the Armenian side again started violating the ceasefire.

Thus, the criminal military and political regime in Armenia will be for a long time disseminating information that allegedly the Azerbaijani army daily commits acts of sabotage, said the press service, adding that Armenia will be also reporting about killings of soldiers in order to justify their other losses.

In addition to these excuses, the Armenian side has no other choice but to hide its defeat, according to the defense ministry.

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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