By Trend
The leadership of Armenia, grossly violating the norms and
principles of international law, continues to terrorize the
peaceful population of Azerbaijan, Trend reports referring to the press service of
the General Prosecutor's Office.
According to the office, on October 8, 2020 Armenian Armed
Forces, deliberately targeting civilians, settlements and
demilitarized zones, as well as clearly distinguishable
non-military targets, subjected the village of Shahmammadli,
Goranboy district to artillery bombardment, as a result of which a
civilian Turyan Guliyeva, born in 1957, was killed while in her
house.
Moreover, as a result of missile attacks by the Armenian forces
on the city of Ganja, several civilian objects, one car and several
houses were damaged.
The prosecutor's office is carrying out the necessary
investigative measures.
Armenian Armed Forces launched a large-scale military attack on
positions of 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
take important, strategic heights under control.
The fighting continued into October 2020, in the early days of
which Armenia launched missile attacks on Azerbaijani cities of
Ganja, Mingachevir, Khizi as well as Absheron district.
On October 6th, at about 9 pm (GMT+4), Armenian Armed Forces
launched missiles at Azerbaijani Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline,
the largest strategic project in the region, which plays an
important role in Europe's energy security. Azerbaijani army was
able to disable the missiles in the air, so no damage was done to
the pipeline.
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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