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Source: Dubai – Arabia.net
Turkey officially entered the battle line between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan considered Monday that “Armenia is an occupying power of Azerbaijani lands” and called for the end of the “Armenian occupation”.
The Turkish president clarified that the region will restore peace and tranquility as soon as Armenia withdraws from the “occupied” Azerbaijani lands, noting that Azerbaijan was forced to solve its problems by itself and saying “enough is enough, the time to settle accounts. “
He also made it clear that Turkey is not a guest in the Mediterranean and has the longest coastline.
He was preceded by Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, who on Monday demanded that Armenia withdraw from “the Azerbaijani lands it occupies”, adding that “this opens the way for a ceasefire, peace and stability.”
For its part, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said that Turkish military experts are participating in the fighting with Azerbaijan and that Ankara is supporting Azerbaijan with drones and war fighters.
Erdogan
Furthermore, the President of the Parliament of Cyprus expressed Cyprus’ solidarity with Armenia and condemned Azerbaijan’s violation of the ceasefire with the support of Turkey.
Hours after Armenia announced the general mobilization following the development of the dispute with Azerbaijan and the renewed military operations in “Nagorno Karabakh”, Yerevan began to recruit young men.
Night fights
In turn, the Azerbaijani presidency announced a partial general mobilization, revealing the death of 32 Armenian soldiers after battles that continued overnight, according to the official announcement, confirming that Armenian forces opened fire on the border city of Tartar, declaring that Armenia is in flagrant violation of international law.
While these military actions were considered the fiercest clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan since 2016, again raising concerns about stability in the South Caucasus, which is a conduit for pipelines that carry oil and gas to global markets.
Of the confrontations between Armenia and Azerbaijan
These events led the two countries to announce urgent military measures, as Hikmat Hajiyev, assistant to the president of Azerbaijan, announced that Parliament had approved the application of martial law throughout the country and imposed a curfew.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry also stated that its forces entered 6 villages under the control of the Armenians during the violent clashes that broke out on the line of contact between the two sides in the Nagorno Karabakh region.
Information from the Defense Ministry in Nagorno Karabakh also reported that the Azerbaijani army lost “4 helicopters and 15 drones, especially offensive ones, and 10 tanks and armored personnel carriers. There were also casualties.”
After that, the Armenian government declared, in a decision, the state of war and general mobilization in the country due to the Karabakh events.
“Stop fighting immediately”
For his part, the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, urged Azerbaijan and Armenia to “immediately stop fighting” in the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region, which is experiencing the worst fighting since 2016.
The Armenian Defense Ministry published photos of Azerbaijani tanks and military personnel during the attack (AFP)
A statement from the Secretary-General’s spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said that Guterres “strongly calls on the parties to stop the fighting immediately and begin to ease tension and return to negotiations without delay.”
The statement also indicated that Guterres intends to communicate with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, adding that “the secretary-general is deeply concerned about the recent renewal of war operations and condemn the use of force “.
Turkey paid the mercenaries
It should be noted that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had announced that a group of fighters from Syrian factions loyal to Ankara had arrived in Azerbaijan, where the Turkish government transferred them from their lands to that country.
The batch arrived in Turkish lands a few days ago, coming from the Afrin region, northwest of Aleppo.
The information also added that another batch is preparing to leave for Azerbaijan, as part of Turkey’s insistence on turning loyal Syrian fighters into mercenaries.
On Sunday, Erdogan tweeted: “While I call on the people of Armenia to stick to their future in the face of their leadership that is dragging them into disaster, and those who use them as puppets, we also call on the whole world to support Azerbaijan. in its battle against invasion and brutality, “adding that Turkey” will always continue “its solidarity with Baku, as quoted by the agency” Reuters “.
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