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“Mingachevir is becoming a major water reservoir and power plant. An expression of barbarous despair,” Azerbaijan’s Deputy President Hikmet Hajiyev was quoted as saying on Twitter. Reuters, Monday (05/10/2020).
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry confirmed the attacks on the cities of Mingachevir and Terter, with several people reportedly injured. Meanwhile, the Armenian party denied carrying out the attack. Armenia has also not reported any attacks on its territory. (Read: Expanded Missile War In Armenia vs. Azerbaijan Conflict)
Meanwhile, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilhwam Aliyev, offered a ceasefire to Armenia, but with a number of conditions. These conditions included that Yerevan had to apologize, recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijani territory, and withdraw all Armenian troops from the conflict zone.
“They must commit to withdrawing troops from our territory. They must provide us with a timetable for withdrawal from the occupied territories,” Aliyev said.
“Your prime minister, who said that Karabakh is Armenia, must now say that Karabakh is not Armenia. And after that of course we are ready to end hostilities and restore a ceasefire regime,” he continued in a release. (Read also: Azerbaijan: if it wants a ceasefire, Armenia must apologize)
Aliyev, who repeated claims that Azerbaijan has captured several settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh, vowed to keep fighting until the entire territory is recovered.
“We managed to liberate some territories, several villages and today we liberate the city of Jabrayil, which was under Armenian occupation for 27 years. Our successful military operations continue and we are fully determined to liberate our land and restore our territorial integrity, “he explained.
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