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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that Turkish F-16 fighters arrived for military exercises and were not participating in any way in the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev confirmed that the Turkish F-16 fighters are on the territory of his country, but that they are not participating in any hostility. This was stated in an interview with the US channel CNN.
The F-16 fighters arrived in Azerbaijan for military exercises, Aliyev responded to a question about photographs of one of the bases where the Turkish fighters are stationed.
“These planes are on the ground, they do not fly and do not participate in any way in hostilities. [в Нагорном Карабахе]”Aliyev said.
He called the information about the attack on the Su-25 plane by the Turkish F-16 fighter jet “Armenian fake news.” Then, the press secretary of the Armenian Ministry of Defense, Shushan Stepanyan, said that the F-16 took off from the airfield in the Azerbaijani city of Ganja at 10.30 on September 29 and attacked an Armenian plane.
The Azerbaijani leader added that Turkey plays the role of stabilizer of the situation in the region.
“Every country has the right to have its partner. Azerbaijan is happy that Turkey supports it,” said the president.
Aliyev specified that Azerbaijan has weapons from Turkey, Russia, Belarus, Israel and Ukraine. It should be noted that Aliyev for the first time admitted the presence of Turkish fighters on the territory of Azerbaijan.
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 large-scale offensive, which 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, during the negotiations in Moscow, the representatives of Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting at 12:00 on October 10. The following day, Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of violating the ceasefire agreement, which came into effect on October 10 at 12:00.
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