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According to the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, his army destroyed the fortifications of the Armenian armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in his speech to the people on October 9 announced the advancement of the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Russian “Interfax” informs about it.
“I have changed the status quo,” said the President of Azerbaijan.
He reported on the destruction of concrete fortifications in Nagorno-Karabakh, which were being built by the Armenian armed forces in the unrecognized republic.
Aliyev stressed that there will no longer be a new line of contact.
In 1991, with the support of Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh declared its independence from Azerbaijan. This led to hostilities that lasted until 1994. The armed conflict ended with the signing of the Bishkek Protocol on Armistice and Ceasefire, but from time to time armed clashes broke out between the parties. During the conflict, more than 30 thousand people died in the region.
Azerbaijan considers Nagorno-Karabakh as a territory occupied by Armenia.
On September 27, 2020, the biggest conflict in recent years broke out in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry accused Armenia of “large-scale provocation”, shelling of Azerbaijani army positions and announced the beginning of a “swift counteroffensive”. The Armenian authorities, in turn, stated that the Azerbaijani army had launched an offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh. During the conflict, the parties used tanks, heavy artillery and aircraft.
There were reports of soldiers and civilians killed and injured.
Martial law was introduced both in Armenia and in certain regions of Azerbaijan. Both countries involved in the conflict announced mobilization.
On October 3, Armenia announced that Azerbaijan launched a full-scale offensive, that the self-defense groups of the unrecognized republic managed to stop.
On 4 October, rockets and artillery were fired at various Azerbaijani settlements, including the cities of Ganja, Mingechevir and Terter. The leadership of the unrecognized republic of Nagorno-Karabakh claimed responsibility for the bombing.
On October 6, Azerbaijan announced its readiness to provide humanitarian corridors for Armenian citizens in the conflict zone.
On October 9, consultations between the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers begin in Moscow. Such a proposal was made yesterday by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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