BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 15
Trend:
The Azerbaijani troops are fully prepared to move in the direction of Kalbajar district, Head of the Department of International Military Cooperation of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense, Major General Huseyn Mahmudov said at the briefing, Trend reports on Nov. 15.
“The road for the Armenians to leave Kalbajar district is very narrow, the process is being delayed,” Mahmudov said.
"Azerbaijan is closely monitoring the situation, monitoring and controlling the ongoing processes. The public is being informed about the current situation," he said.
"Leaving the Azerbaijani territory, the Armenian occupiers set fire to houses and forests, and thus once again showing the world their true face," said Mahmudov.
Following over a month of military action to liberate its territories from Armenian occupation, Azerbaijan has pushed Armenia to sign the surrender document. A joint statement on the matter was made by Azerbaijani president, Armenia's PM and the president of Russia.
A complete ceasefire and a cessation of all hostilities in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is introduced at 00:00 hours (Moscow time) on 10 November 2020.
Armenian Armed Forces launched a large-scale military attack on positions of 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.
Back in July 2020, Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire in the direction of Azerbaijan's Tovuz district. As a result of Azerbaijan's retaliation, the opposing forces were silenced. The fighting continued the following days as well. Azerbaijan lost a number of military personnel members, who died fighting off the attacks of the Armenian Armed Forces.
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.