BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 25. International organizations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), confirmed compliance with all norms of international humanitarian law during the anti-terrorist activities conducted on September 19–20 against Armenian armed formations [which weren't withdrawn contrary to the trilateral statement signed by Azerbaijani, Armenian, and Russian leaders following the 2020 second Karabakh war] in Azerbaijan, Spokesperson for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Aykhan Hajizada said, Trend reports.
He made the remark while commenting on French President Emmanuel Macron's statements during an interview on the TF1 channel's EN DIRECT program.
"Even the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan stated that claims about Azerbaijan's allegedly targeting civilians don't reflect reality," Hajizada emphasized.
"Thus, his statements against these actions by Azerbaijan have no basis," the spokesperson added.
In order to ensure the provisions of the Trilateral Statement, suppression of large-scale provocations in Azerbaijan's Karabakh economic region, disarmament, and withdrawal of Armenian armed forces formations from the territories of Azerbaijan, localized anti-terrorist activities were carried out in the region.
Taking into account the appeal of the representatives of the Armenian population of Karabakh through the Russian peacekeeping contingent [temporarily stationed in Azerbaijan under the trilateral statement], an agreement was reached on September 20, 2023, at 13:00 (GMT+4) to cease anti-terrorist activities of a local nature under the following conditions: the formations of the armed forces of Armenia, Armenian illegal armed formations located in Azerbaijan's Karabakh region, lay down their weapons, leave their combat positions and military posts, and completely disarm; the formations of the armed forces of Armenia leave the territory of Azerbaijan; Armenian illegal armed groups are dissolved.
At the invitation of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ramin Mammadov, responsible for contacts with the Armenian residents of Karabakh, met with Sergey Martirosyan and David Melkumyan as representatives of the Armenian residents of Karabakh on September 21, 2023, in Yevlakh.
In the context of discussing social and humanitarian issues, the representatives of the Armenian residents of Azerbaijan's Karabakh region informed that there is a special need for fuel. At the same time, they asked for humanitarian assistance in the form of foodstuffs.
As a result of the meeting, their request was taken seriously. In particular, it is planned to supply fuel for the heating systems of kindergartens and schools, as well as the emergency medical service and fire department, and to provide humanitarian support in the near future.