BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 25. The families of martyrs who died during localized anti-terrorist activities conducted on September 19–20, 2023, were assigned presidential pensions, the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Azerbaijan, Sahil Babayev told Trend.
“Documents are being drawn up for them to assign pensions. Pensions have already been assigned to approximately 40 percent of them. Payments are also provided as part of compulsory health insurance. All payments will be made in full as soon as possible,” the minister noted.
In order to ensure the provisions of the Trilateral Statement [signed by Azerbaijani, Armenian, and Russian leaders following the 2020 second Karabakh war], suppression of large-scale provocations in the 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 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.
During the anti-terrorist activities, 192 Azerbaijani servicemen lost their lives.