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Azerbaijani MP: Our goal - to expel occupying Armenian army from our lands

2 October 2020 14:00 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijani MP: Our goal - to expel occupying Armenian army from our lands

By Trend

Head of the Azerbaijani community of the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, MP Tural Ganjaliyev commented on the next act of aggression by Armenia against Azerbaijan, the press service of the community told Trend.

“Amid Azerbaijan's counter-offensive operations in response to another act of aggression undertaken by Armenia against our country on September 27, 2020, the so-called "head" of the regime has begun to rave in recent days,” said Ganjaliyev.

“These criminals [Armenian military-political establishment], whose hands are stained with the blood of innocent Azerbaijani civilians, including children, who will sooner or later be held accountable for their crimes, are trying to threaten Azerbaijan,” the MP noted.

“Delirious regime in Armenia, which occupied the territory of another country, expelled hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijanis from their native lands and trampled on international law, doesn’t abide by the UN Security Council resolutions demanding unconditional withdrawal of the occupying forces from our lands,” Ganjaliyev added.

As the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev emphasized during a meeting with wounded soldiers on September 30, Azerbaijan has nothing against the people of Armenia, the community head said.

“Our goal is to expel the occupying Armenian army from our lands. Azerbaijan will fully restore its territorial integrity and we, as the Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh, will then return to their native lands, will live in peace with the citizens of Azerbaijan of Armenian origin,” Ganjaliyev said.

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.

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