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By Ayya Lmahamad

Azerbaijan’s southern neighbour Iran has voiced support for Azerbaijan's territorial integrity calling for withdrawal of Armenian troops from occupied territories.

Adviser to the Supreme Leader of Iran for international affairs Ali Akbar Velayati recently told Iranian media that Armenia must withdraw its from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan in line with the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council. He said this process must be done politically.

Velayati made the remarks while commenting on the latest flare-up of armed clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan over occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region.

“We call on Armenia to return those occupied parts to the Republic of Azerbaijan. More than one million Azeris have been displaced after the occupation of those areas and must return home soon,” Velayati said.

“Iran has many religious, historical, and cultural partnerships with Azerbaijan, and Azerbaijan's rights and territorial integrity must be ensured,” he stressed.

Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei also said recently that “Iran always emphasizes and supports the protection of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity in accordance with the UN Charter and international rules.”

He emphasized that Iran insists on the liberation of the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.

Additionally, the advisor emphasized that one million internally displaced, due to occupation, Azerbaijanis must return to their lands soon.

Armenian armed forces launched a large-scale operation in the front-line zone on September 27 at 6 am, shelling the positions of the Azerbaijani army from large-calibre weapons, mortars, and artillery installations of various calibres.

On October 4, Armenia launched missile attack on Ganja, Azerbaijan's second largest populated city, killing one civilian and injuring dozens. There were also attacks on Mingachevir city that has a hydroelectric power station as well as on Khizi and Abheron region on the same day.

Twenty seven civilians have been killed and 141 others have been injured since the outbreak of large-scale hostilities on September 27, after Armenia launched another attack along the line of contact. Among the civilians are three children. As a result of the shelling of civilian infrastructure facilities by the occupying country's armed forces, 376 houses, as well as 63 civilian facilities were severely damaged.

Azerbaijan launched a counter-offensive operation along the entire front to suppress the combat activity of the Armenian armed forces and ensure the safety of the civilian population and liberating several villages and strategic heights as well as the city of Jabrayil.

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