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Withdrawal of all Armenian armed forces from occupied Azerbaijani territories necessary for ensuring peace in region

4 October 2020 18:49 (UTC+04:00)
Withdrawal of all Armenian armed forces from occupied Azerbaijani territories necessary for ensuring peace in region

By Trend

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and OSCE Minsk Group co-chair of Russia, Igor Popov had a telephone conversation on Bayramov’s initiative on October 4, 2020, Trend reports referring to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

Bayramov informed the Russian co-chair on the latest tensions in the region, especially Armenia’s deliberate shelling the Azerbaijani civilians and civilian facilities.

Casualties among the civilian population and destruction of civilian infrastructures as a result of the purposeful targeting by armed forces of Armenia the Azerbaijani cities located far from the line of contact, including Ganja, the second largest city of Azerbaijan, was brought to the attention of Popov.

It was underlined that by conducting these military provocations Armenia pursues the goal to terrorize and spread panic among the civilians. Minister stressed that it once again demonstrates the terror tactics of the political-military leadership of Armenia.

Popov expressed serious concern over the increased tension in the region and emphasized the importance of respecting the ceasefire.

Bayramov emphasized that the withdrawal of all Armenian armed forces from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan in accordance with the related resolution of the UN Security Council is necessary for ensuring peace in the region.

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