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The AZERBAIJAN Defense Ministry officially announced yesterday that violent clashes with Armenia began on the entire front line. In a written statement, it was stated that Armenia aimed to start a new planned war in the region and said: “The Armenian side began firing at our positions along the entire front line using heavy weapons. In addition to military objectives, Armenian artillery also reaches settlements close to the front line. There is a loss of life among the civilian population. The Azerbaijani army began to give the necessary response to the Armenian forces showing an aggressive attitude. Twelve air defense ramps of the Armenians were destroyed. One of our military helicopters was shot down in the battle for air superiority. There was no loss of life among the crew, ”he told himself. On the other hand, the Azerbaijan Prosecutor General’s Office reported that five people from the same family died as a result of an artillery shell hitting a house in Kaşaltı village. The Armenian side also announced that 16 soldiers were killed in the clashes.
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‘KARABAKĞ IS OURS’
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said: “The blood of our martyrs will not remain on the ground. We destroy the military vehicles of the Armenian army. We defend our own lands. Karabakh is ours, Karabakh belongs to Azerbaijan ”. Emphasizing that Azerbaijan has enough power to bring the war to the Armenian territories, Aliyev said: “One of the first objectives of Armenia is the occupation of Azerbaijani lands. Their political objective is to try to weaken Azerbaijan with new occupations ”. Saying that the Armenian administration is trying to cover up the economic and social problems in his country, Aliyev said: “Armenia is doing everything possible to interrupt the negotiation process. I can also say that they succeeded. “The talks have been stopped due to the hypocritical and unconstructive attitude of Armenia.”
SEVEN PEOPLES SAVED
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The Azerbaijani army liberated some of the occupied settlements in the counterattack launched after the Armenian forces opened fire on the Azerbaijani civilian settlements. According to the statement made by the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, a total of seven villages in the Fuzuli and Jabrayil regions, which have been occupied for many years, have been controlled by the Azerbaijani army. It was also reported that the strategically important Murovdag summit was taken.
They announced their mobilization
Meanwhile, Araik Arutunyan, the alleged head of the Karabakh separatist administration, announced that he has declared a military situation and a mobilization in the Karabakh region since yesterday. In the statement made by the Arutunyan office, it was stated that “The Karabakh National Assembly met in my presidency in the morning and decided to mobilize.” Armenia also declared a state of emergency and mobilization after the separatist Karabakh region. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed the public yesterday and said: “Conflicts can spread beyond the borders of the two countries. It can turn into a regional crisis. We are ready to go to the end, ”he said.
INFORMATIVE NOTE: Armenia also attacked the Azerbaijani border city of Tovuz on July 12. The experts emphasized that the attacks on the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP), the South Caucasus Pipeline, the Baku-Supsa Pipeline, the Baku Pipeline and the Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline that crosses the Tovuz region were not a coincidence.
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ALİYEV: OUR ARMY ANSWERS
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said: “The Armenians attacked not only military positions but also civilian settlements. Unfortunately, we have a loss of life among the civilian population. The Azerbaijani army began to provide the necessary response. We will never attack the civil Armenian people. We will not negotiate with the separatist administration of Karabakh under any circumstances. Our counterpart is Armenia ”.
‘STATE OF WAR’ ANNOUNCED
The National Assembly of Azerbaijan declared a “state of war” in 19 provinces and districts, including the capital Baku. According to the decision, while constitutional rights and freedoms and property rights are partially and temporarily restricted, curfews are also imposed in some regions.
He couldn’t hold back his tears while making an announcement.
The Azeri broadcaster, who announced to his audience the news that some villages were liberated from the occupation of Armenia, could not hold back his tears. “Some of our lands have been liberated from occupation,” said Azerbaijani Ictimai TV broadcaster Jala Hasanli, whose voice was shaking and his eyes were filling with tears:
NATO CALL OF FIRE
In his written statement, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, James Appathurai, stated that NATO is deeply concerned about the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh on the front line. Calling attention to civilian casualties, Appathurai said: “The parties must stop the conflicts immediately.” Emphasizing that there can be no military solution to the dispute, Appathurai said that “the parties must resume negotiations for a peaceful solution.”
Putin is in
The start of violent clashes on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia mobilized Russia. According to the Kremlin statement, Russian President Vladimir Putin, who met by phone with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, expressed “deep concern about the conflicts” and declared that “military measures should cease.” The Russian Foreign Ministry said: “The news points to a serious military escalation in the region. We have learned that civilian casualties occurred on both sides. Like Russia, we call on the parties to immediately declare a ceasefire and begin bilateral talks.
UN: CONCLUSIONS MUST BE STOPPED
The European Union (EU) called for an urgent cessation of the fighting on the front line between Azerbaijan and Armenia. EU High Representative Josep Borrell said: “The EU calls for an urgent cessation of conflicts, reduction of tensions and strict observance of the ceasefire,” said EU High Representative Josep Borrell and He said that it is urgent that the parties return to negotiations under the auspices of the Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) without preconditions.
The United Nations (UN), which demanded an immediate end to the violence by condemning the deaths of civilians, also called on the parties to ease the tension and return to negotiations without delay.
US MINSK GROUP HIGHLIGHTS
The United States called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to end the conflicts immediately. The State Department expressed its condolences to the families of those who lost their lives, saying: “The United States strongly condemns the escalation of violence.” In the communiqué, which included the information that the US undersecretary of state had met with the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia, the parties were warned about his work with the Minsk Group. France, the United States, and Russia assumed mediation functions within the “Minsk Group” to find a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, but negotiations were inconclusive in 2010.
BERLIN AND PARIS: BACK TO THE DIALOGUE
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, who was in quarantine on suspicion of the crown, said: “The intense news of the conflict alarmed me. I call on the parties to put an end to all confrontations as soon as possible, especially so that they do not open fire on towns and cities. The conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region can only be resolved through negotiations. Armenia and Azerbaijan must end the conflicts immediately and return to the existing negotiations. “
“France reiterates its commitment to a durable and diplomatic solution with Russian and US partners and is deeply concerned about large-scale conflicts,” the French Foreign Ministry said.
