Baku informs UN, OSCE about Armenian provocations
By Nazrin Gadimova
Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has sent letters to the UN and OSCE in connection with the escalation of the situation along the contact line of Armenian and Azerbaijani troops.
Hikmet Hajiyev, the Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry said that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Chairman of the UN Security Council Louis Michel and Chairperson of the OSCE Permanent Council Pohl Eberhard were informed about the Armenian provocations against Azerbaijan.
In these letters, Mammadyarov urged the heads of international organizations to strongly condemn Armenia for violating the ceasefire agreement reached on April 5 and to demand Armenia’s complying with the undertaken commitments and withdraw its troops from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
Hajiyev added that on the eve and during the 7th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), which is underway in Baku, the Armenian military units have undertaken provocations using large-caliber weapons, including D-30 howitzers and other weapons prohibited by the international conventions.
These actions caused serious damage to private and public property in the Terter region of Azerbaijan, the spokesperson said.
Moreover, Mammadyarov noted that provocative actions of Armenia blow the diplomatic efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group, which is the sole negotiator of the conflict, Hajiyev concluded.
After Russia-brokered ceasefire agreement was reached on April 5, the situation on the contact line of troops of the Armenian and Azerbaijani armies has again aggravated.
Residents of the Terter region, which is adjacent to the frontline area, have suffered as a result of the recent military activities provoked by the Armenian side. On April 26, several private houses in villages of Seidinli, Gapanli, Gazyan, Seysulan, Chilaburt, Yarimdzha and Goyarh were shelled by truck-mounted 122 mm multiple rocket launcher ‘Grad’ belonging to Armenia.
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Nazrin Gadimova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @NazrinGadimova
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