BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 5
By Asif Mehman - Trend:
The Armenian Ministry of Defense is arming journalists too, Trend reports.
This fact is highlighted in the information shared by the Spokesman for the Armenian Defense Ministry, Shushan Stepanyan.
Arming journalists in territories where conflicts occur and even imitation by journalists of their technical means as weapons is contrary to the rules of international law because this makes journalists a military target and poses a threat to their lives.
The Armenian authorities, as everywhere and in everything, violating the order and principles in journalism, arm journalists, making them a military target.
Armenian Armed Forces launched a large-scale military attack on positions of the Azerbaijani army on the front line, using large-caliber weapons, mortars, and artillery on Sept. 27.
Azerbaijan responded with a counter-offensive along the entire front. As a result of retaliation, Azerbaijani troops liberated a number of territories previously occupied by Armenia, as well as took important, strategic heights under control.
Military actions continued on Sept. 29 - Oct. 1. According to a statement from Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry, the Armenian armed forces have suffered heavy losses along the entire front line from Sept. 27 through Sept. 30, including tanks, armored vehicles, artillery installations, rocket launch systems, as well as command and observation posts, air defense systems, etc.
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, 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 the withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
