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The Azerbaijani president announced on Sunday that he has no intention of launching a military strike on the territory of Armenia, at a time when Russia clarified when it should intervene militarily in the ongoing battles between the two sides.
The Azerbaijani presidency quoted President Ilham Aliyev as saying during a meeting in Baku with Turkey’s Foreign Minister that “Azerbaijan is conducting military operations on its territory and does not intend to carry out such operations on Armenian lands. “.
The Azerbaijani president’s clarification came after Russia showed its willingness to support Armenia if the battles spread to its territory.
On Saturday, Armenian Foreign Minister Nikol Pashinyan called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to initiate “urgent” consultations on the possibility of providing Russian security assistance to Yerevan, on the basis of the Collective Security Treaty binding the two countries.
In a letter to the Russian president, Pashinyan confirmed that the battles are approaching the borders of Armenia and again accused Turkey of supporting Azerbaijan.
Russia responded, expressing its willingness to provide “necessary assistance” if the fighting affects Armenian lands, as the defense treaty does not include the Nagorno Karabakh region.
On Sunday, the Azerbaijani president considered that Armenia “acknowledges its defeat” by requesting aid from Moscow.
For his part, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu highlighted the position expressed by Turkish President Recep Erdogan, as “he believes that it is not acceptable for Baku to be left alone,” the Azerbaijani presidency quoted the minister as saying.
Cavusoglu explained that the Turkish Defense Minister and other officials are supposed to visit Azerbaijan as well.
Armenia’s request fueled fears of a military escalation and Russia and Turkey’s involvement in this long-standing dispute over Nagorno Karabakh.
Support renewal
“We are back in Baku with our brothers to renew our strong support for beloved Azerbaijan and to exchange views on the recent events in Nagorno-Karabakh,” Cavusoglu wrote in a tweet.
Çavuşolu expressed his pride at the success of the Azerbaijani army in the march to liberate their lands.
He stressed that Azerbaijan showed its maturity to the whole world on the issue of the ceasefire, despite its superiority on the ground and at the dialogue table.
The Turkish minister noted that Armenia violated the ceasefire and stressed that Turkey will continue its strong solidarity with Azerbaijan towards these violations.
Since September 27, violent battles have continued between the Azerbaijani forces and the Nagorno Karabakh separatists, backed by Armenia.
So far, the two sides announced 3 humanitarian truces, but all have failed.
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